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THE  BENSON  LIBRARY  OF  HYMNOLOGY 

Endowed  by  the  Reverend 

Louis  Fitzgerald  Benson,  d.d. 

LIBRARY  OF  THE  THEOLOGICAL  SEMINARY 
PRINCETON,   NEW  JERSEY 


A    SELECTION    OF 

OCT  1    1! 

SPIRITUAL  SONGS 


FOR  THE   SUNDAY-SCHOOL. 


SELECTED    AND    ARRANGED    BY 


Rev.  CHARLES    S.  ROBINSON,  D.  D. 


Copyright,  18S1,  by  The  Century  Co. 

The  CENTURY  CO.,  NEW-YORK. 


PUBLISHERS'  NOTE. 


This  collection  is  inte  tided  to  accompany  one 
of  larger  size,  containing  the  tunes  as  well  as 
hymns.  It  has  been  prepared  for  the  use  of 
younger  scholars  in  the  Sabbath-school  and  for 
those  who  desire  a  hymn-book  only,  and  at  a 
lower  price  than  that  of  the  larger  volume.  The 
latter  contains  additional  indexes  of  the  writers  of 
the  hymns  and  the  composers  of  the  music. 

New- York,  August,  1881. 


Entered,  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1880,  by  Scribner  &  Co.  ir„ 
the  Office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress,  at  Washington. 

Copyright,  1881,  by  The  Century  Co. 


SPIRITUAL  SONGS. 


-*-  The    Trinity. 

Holy,  holy,  holy  !  Lord  God  Almighty  ! 
Early  in  the  morning  our  song  shall  rise  to  thee ; 
Holy,  holy,  holy  !  merciful  and  mighty, 
God  in  three  persons,  blessed  Trinity  ! 

2  Holy,  holy,  holy  !  all  the  saints  adore  thee, 
Casting  down  their  golden  crowns  around  the 

glassy  sea; 
Cherubim  and  seraphim  falling  down  before  thee, 
Which  wert,  and  art,  and  evermore  shalt  be. 

3  Holy,  holy,  holy!  though  the  darkness  hide 

thee, 
Though  the  eye  of  sinful  man  thy  glory  may 

not  see; 
Only  thou  art  holy ;  there  is  none  beside  thee, 
Perfect  in  power,  in  love  and  purity. 

4  Holy,  holy,  holy !   Lord  God  Almighty  ! 

All  thy  works  shall  praise  thy  name,  in  earth 

and  sky  and  sea; 
Holy,  holy,  holy  !  merciful  and  mighty  ; 
God  in  three  persons,  blessed  Trinity ! 

i 


SPIRITUAL   SONGS 
"  Lord  of  lords** 

Upward  where  the  stars  are  burning, 
Silent,  silent  in  their  turning, 

Round  the  never  changing  pole  \ 
Upward  where  the  sky  is  brightest, 
Upward  where  the  blue  is  lightest, 

Lift  I  now  my  longing  soul. 

2  Far  beyond  that  arch  of  gladness, 
Far  beyond  these  clouds  of  sadness, 

Are  the  many  mansions  fair: 
Far  from  pain  and  sin  and  folly, 
In  that  palace  of  the  holy — 

I  would  find  my  mansion  there. 

3  Where  the  Lamb  on  high  is  seated, 
By  ten  thousand  voices  greeted : 

Lord  of  lords,  and  King  of  kings! 
Son  of  man,  they  crown,  they  crown  him, 
Son  of  God,  they  own,  they  own  him, 

With  his  name  the  palace  rings. 

4  Blessing,  honor,  without  measure, 
Heavenly  riches,  earthly  treasure, 

Lay  we  at  his  blessed  feet : 
Poor  the  praise  that  now  we  render, 
Loud  shall  be  our  voices  yonder, 

When  before  his  throne  we  meet. 

Invocation. 

Love  divine,  all  love  excelling, — 
Joy  of  heaven,  to  earth  come  down  ! 


FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL. 

Fix  in  us  thy  humble  dwelling, 
All  thy    faithful  mercies  crown  : 

Jesus!  thou  art  all  compassion, 
Pure,  unbounded  love  thou  art; 

Visit  us  with  thy  salvation, 
Enter  every  trembling  heart. 

2  Breathe,  oh,  breathe  thy  loving  Spirit 
Into  every  troubled  breast ! 

Let  us  all  in  thee  inherit, 

Let  us  find  the  promised  rest : 

Come,  almighty  to  deliver, 
Let  us  all  thy  life  receive ! 

Speedily  return,  and  never, 

Never  more  thy  temples  leave! 

3  Finish  then  thy  new  creation, 
Pure,  unspotted  may  we  be : 

Let  us  see  our  whole  salvation 

Perfectly  secured  by  thee  ! 
Changed  from  glory  into  glory, 

Till  in  heaven  we  take  our  place; 
Till  we  cast  our  crowns  before  thee, 

Lost  in  wonder,  love,  and  praise. 

Prayer  for  Help. 

Saviour,  King,  in  hallowed  union, 
At  thy  sacred  feet  we  bow ; 

Heart  with  heart,  in  blest  communion. 
Join  to  crave  thy  favor  now ! 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

Though  celestial  choirs  adore  thee, 
Let  our  prayers  as  incense  rise; 

And  our  praise  be  set  before  thee, 
Sweet  as  evening  sacrifice. 

2  Heavenly  Fount,  thy  streams  of  blessing 
Oft  have  cheered  us  on  our  way ; 

By  thy  power  and  grace  unceasing 

We  continue  to  this  day. 
Raise  we  then,  with  glad  emotion, 

Thankful  lays  :   and,  while  we  sing, 
Vow  a  pure,  a  full  devotion, 

To  thy  work,  O  Saviour  King! 

3  When  we  tell  the  wondrous  story 
Of  thy  rich,  exhaustless  love, 

Send  thy  Spirit,  Lord  of  glory, 
On  the  youthful  heart  to  move ! 

Oh,  that  he,  the  ever-living, 
May  descend  as  fruitful  rain ; 

Till  the  wilderness,  reviving, 
Blossoms  as  the  rose  again. 

"  Te  Deum." 

God  eternal,  Lord  of  all ! 

Lowly  at  thy  feet  we  fall : 

All  the  world  doth  worship  thee ; 

We  amidst  the  throng  would  be. 

All  the  holy  angels  cry, 

Hail,  thrice-holy,  God  most  high ! 


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FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL. 

Lord  of  all  the  heavenly  powers, 
Be  the  same  loud  anthem  ours. 

2  Glorified  apostles  raise 
Night  and  day  continual  praise ; 
Hast  thou  not  a  mission,  too, 
For  thy  children  here  to  do  ? 
With  the  prophets'  goodly  line 
We  in  mystic  bond  combine ; 
For  thou  hast  to  babes  revealed 
Things  that  to  the  wise  were  sealed. 

3  Martyrs,  in  a  noble  host, 

Of  thy  cross  are  heard  to  boast ; 
Since  so  bright  the  crown  they  wear. 
We  with  them  thy  cross  would  bear. 
All  thy  church,  in  heaven  and  earth, 
Jesus  !  hail  thy  spotless  birth  ; — 
Seated  on  the  judgment- throne, 
Number  us  among  thine  own ! 

1 '  In   Excels  is. 

Glory  be  to  God  on  high, — 
God,  whose  glory  fills  the  sky : 
Peace  on  earth  to  man  forgiven, — 
Man,  the  well-beloved  of  heaven. 
Sovereign  Father,  Heavenly  King! 
Thee  we  now  presume  to  sing ; 
Glad  thine  attributes  confess, 
Glorious  all,  and  numberless. 


SPIRITUAL   SONGS 

2  Hail,  by  all  thy  works  adored ! 
Hail,  the  everlasting  Lord  ! 

Thee  with  thankful  hearts  we  prove,— 
God  of  power,  and  God  of  love ! 
Christ  our  Lord  and  God  we  own, — - 
Christ  the  Father's  only  Son ; 
Lamb  of  God,  for  sinners  slain, 
Saviour  of  offending  man. 

3  Jesus !  in  thy  name  we  pray, 
Take,  oh,  take  our  sins  away, 
Powerful  Advocate  with  God! 
Justify  us  by  thy  blood. 

Hear,  for  thou,  O  Christ !  alone, 
Art  with  thy  great  Father  one ; 
One  the  Holy  Ghost  with  thee; — 
One  supreme  eternal  Three. 

Psalm  go. 

O  God,  the  Rock  of  Ages, 

Who  evermore  hast  been, 
What  time  the  tempest  rages, 

Our  dwelling-place  serene: 
Before  thy  first  creations, 

O  Lord,  the  same  as  now, 
To  endless  generations, 

The  Everlasting  thou! 

2  Our  years  are  like  the  shadows 
On  sunny  hills  that  lie, 


8 


FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL. 

Or  grasses  in  the  meadows, 
That  blossom  but  to  die  : 

A  sleep,  a  dream,  a  story. 
By  strangers  quickly  told, 

An  unremaining  glory 

Of  things  that  soon  are  old. 

3  O  thou  who  canst  not  slumber, 

Whose  light  grows  never  pale. 
Teach  us  aright  to  number 

Our  years  before  they  fail ! 
On  us  thy  mercy  lighten, 

On  us  thy  goodness  rest, 
And  let  thy  Spirit  brighten 

The  hearts  thyself  hast  blessed ! 

TV.  from  a  BohemiaJi  Carol. 

To  God  let  all  sing  praises 

For  this  our  day  of  joy, 
His  gift  to  us  from  heaven ; 

Let  songs  each  tongue  employ. 
Fulfilled  is  now  the  promise, 

To  us  is  given  a  Child, 
To  make  his  people  holy, 

To  cleanse  a  world  defiled. 

2   Our  Saviour  is  a  warrior, 

He  comes  for  victory  ; 
And  yet  the  conqueror's  mother 

A  virgin  meek  shall  be. 


SPIRITUAL   SONGS 

To  God  again  sing  praises  ; 

Extol  his  wondrous  grace ; 
Give  thanks,  the  Saviour  cometh, 

And  we  shall  see  his  face. 

3  We  welcome  thee,  O  Saviour, 

Thou  hope  of  every  heart ; 
Though  thine  's  a  life  of  sorrow, 

Thine  every  bitter  smart, 
Thou  art  the  world's  one  jewel — 

How  bright  thy  glories  shine ! 
Thou  art  thy  people's  Saviour, 

Sweet  Saviour,  thou  art  mine. 


9 


Psalm  148. 

Praise  the  Lord  !  praise  him  ! 
Men  and  angels,  unite  in  happy  song! 

Praise  the  Lord  !  praise  him  ! 
Sing  Jehovah's  praises,  loud  and  long ! 
Praise  him,  ye  heavens  !  praise  him,  ye  stars  of 

light ! 
Praise  him,  ye  mountains  !  oh,  praise  him  day 
and  night ! 

Cho. — Praise  the  Lord  !  praise  him  ! 

Men  and  angels,  unite  in  happy 
song ! 
Praise  the  Lord  !  praise  him  ! 

Sing  Jehovah's  praises,  loud  and 
long! 


FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  9 

2  Praise  the  Lord  !  praise  him ! 
Praise  his  name,  for  his  promises  are  sure; 

Praise  the  Lord  !  praise  him  ! 
For  his  mercies  ever  shall  endure. 
Praise  him,  ye  children  !  men,  maidens,  old  and 

young ! 
Kings  bow  before  him  from  every  land  and 
tongue. 

3  Praise  the  Lord  !  praise  him  ! 
Earth's    Redeemer,    the   blessed    Prince   of 

Peace  ! 
Praise  the  Lord  !  praise  him  ! 
May  Jehovah's  praises  never  cease  ! 
Sing  ye  his  glory,  send  forth  his  name  abroad  ; 
Tell  the  glad  story  of  this  our  mighty  God. 


10 


"  God  on  High." 

Thou  who  art  enthroned  above, 
Thou  by  whom  we  live  and  move  ! 
Oh,  how  sweet,  with  joyful  tongue, 
To  resound  thy  praise  in  song ! 
When  the  morning  paints  the  skies, 
When  the  sparkling  stars  arise, 
All  thy  favors  to  rehearse, 
And  give  thanks  in  grateful  verse. 

2  Sweet  the  day  of  sacred  rest, 
When  devotion  fills  the  breast, 


10  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

When  we  dwell  within  thy  house, 
Hear  thy  word,  and  pay  our  vows ; 
Notes  to  heaven's  high  mansions  raise, 
Fill  its  courts  with  joyful  praise; 
With  repeated  hymns  proclaim 
Great  Jehovah's  awful  name. 

3  From  thy  works  our  joys  arise, 
O  thou  only  good  and  wise ! 
Who  thy  wonders  can  declare  ? 
How  profound  thy  counsels  are ! 
Warm  our  hearts  with  sacred  fire ; 
Grateful  fervors  still  inspire ; 
All  our  powers,  with  all  their  might, 
Ever  in  thy  praise  unite. 


11 


1 '  Ever  Faithful. 

Let  us  with  a  joyful  mind 
Praise  the  Lord,  for  he  is  kind, 
For  his  mercies  shall  endure, 
Ever  faithful,  ever  sure. 
Let  us  sound  his  name  abroad, 
For  of  gods  he  is  the  God 
Who  by  wisdom  did  create 
Heaven's  expanse  and  all  its  state ; — 

2  Did  the  solid  earth  ordain 
How  to  rise  above  the  main ; 
Who,  by  his  commanding  might, 
Filled  the  new-made  world  with  light 


12 


FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  11 

Caused  the  golden-tressed  sun 
All  the  day  his  course  to  run  ; 
And  the  moon  to  shine  by  night, 
'Mid  her  spangled  sisters  bright. 

3  All  his  creatures  God  doth  feed, 
His  full  hand  supplies  their  need; 
Let  us,  therefore,  warble  forth 
His  high  majesty  and  worth. 
He  his  mansion  hath  on  high, 
'Bove  the  reach  of  mortal  eye  ; 
And  his  mercies  shall  endure, 
Ever  faithful,  ever  sure. 

Bounteous  Care. 

Now  thank  we  all  our  God, 

With  heart,  and  hands,  and  voices, 
Who  wondrous  things  hath  done, 

In  whom  the  world  rejoices ; 
Who  from  our  mother's  arms 

Hath  blessed  us  on  our  way 
With  countless  gifts  of  love, 

And  still  is  ours  to-day. 

2  Oh,  may  this  bounteous  God 
Through  all  our  life  be  near  us, 

With  ever  joyful  hearts 

And  blessed  peace  to  cheer  us ; 

To  keep  us  in  his  grace 

And  guide  us  when  perplexed, 


12  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

And  free  us  from  all  ills 
In  this  world  and  the  next. 

3  All  praise  and  thanks  to  God 

The  Father,  now  be  given  ; 
The  Son,  and  him  who  reigns 

With  them  in  highest  heaven ! 
The  one  eternal  God, 

Whom  heaven  and  earth  adore ; 
For  thus  it  was,  is  now, 

And  shall  be  evermore. 


13 


Beneficence. 

To  thee,  O  God,  we  raise 

Our  voice  in  choral  singing; 
We  come  with  prayer  and  praise, 

Our  hearts'  oblations  bringing ; 
Thou  art  our  fathers'  God, 

And  ever  shalt  be  ours  ; 
Our  lips  and  lives  shall  laud 

Thy  name,  with  all  our  powers. 

2  Thy  goodness,  like  the  dew 

On  Hermon's  hill  descending, 
Is  every  morning  new, 

And  tells  of  love  unending. 
We  bless  thy  tender  care 

That  led  our  wayward  feet, 
Past  every  fatal  snare,. 

To  streams  and  pastures  sweet. 


14 


FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  13 

3  We  bless  thy  Son,  who  bore 

The  cross,  for  sinners  dying ; 
Thy  Spirit  we  adore, 

The  precious  blood  applying. 
Let  work  and  worship  send 

Their  incense  unto  thee ; 
Till  song  and  service  blend 

Beside  the  crystal  sea. 

Morning  Hymn. 

Hallelujah  !  fairest  morning ! 

Fairer  than  our  words  can  say ! 
Down  we  lay  the  heavy  burden 

Of  our  toil  and  care  to-day  : 
While  this  morn  of  joy  and  love 
Brings  fresh  vigor  from  above. 

2  Sun-day,  full  of  holy  glory! 
Sweetest  rest-day  of  the  soul ! 

Light  upon  a  world  of  darkness 

From  thy  blessed  moments  roll ! 
Holy,  happy,  heavenly  day, 
Thou  canst  charm  our  grief  away. 

3  In  the  gladness  of  God's  worship 
We  will  seek  our  joy  to-day : 

It  is  then  we  learn  the  fulness 

Of  the  grace  for  which  we  pray : 
When  the  word  of  life  is  given, 
Like  the  Saviour's  voice  from  heaven. 


14  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

4  Let  the  day  with  thee  be  ended, 
As  with  thee  it  has  begun ; 

And  thy  blessing,  Lord,  be  granted, 
Till  earth's  days  and  weeks  are  done ; 

That  at  last  thy  servants  may 

Keep  eternal  Sabbath  day. 


15 


Love  to  Christ. 

I  will  love  thee,  all  my  treasure ; 

I  will  love  thee,  all  my  strength ; 
I  will  love  thee  without  measure, 

And  will  love  thee  right  at  length : 

1  will  love  thee,  Light  divine, 
Till  I  die  and  find  thee  mine. 

2  I  will  praise  thee,  Sun  of  Glory, 

For  thy  beams  have  gladness  brought ; 
I  will  praise  thee,  will  adore  thee, 

For  the  light  I  vainly  sought ; 
Praise  thee  that  thy  words  so  blest 
Spake  my  sin-sick  soul  to  rest. 

3  Be  my  heart  more  warmly  glowing, 
Sweet  and  calm  the  tears  I  shed ; 

And  its  love,  its  ardor,  showing, 

Let  my  spirit  onward  tread : 
Near  to  thee,  and  nearer  still, 
Draw  this  heart,  this  mind,  this  will. 

4  I  will  love  in  joy  or  sorrow, 
Crowning  joy  !  will  love  thee  well; 


16 


FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  15 

I  will  love  to-day,  to-morrow, 
While  I  in  this  body  dwell : 

1  will  love  thee,  Light  divine ! 
Till  I  die,  and  find  thee  mine. 

Psalm  2 j. 

To  thy  pastures  fair  and  large, 
Heavenly  Shepherd,  lead  thy  charge, 
And  my  couch,  with  tenderest  care, 
'Mid  the  springing  grass  prepare. 

2  When  I  faint  with  summer's  heat, 
Thou  shalt  guide  my  wean*  feet 
To  the  streams  that,  still  and  slow. 
Through  the  verdant  meadows  flow. 

3  Safe  the  dreary  vale  I  tread, 
By  the  shades  of  death  o'erspread, 
With  thy  rod  and  staff  supplied, 
This  my  guard — and  that  my  guide. 

4  Constant  to  my  latest  end, 
Thou  my  footsteps  shalt  attend ; 
And  shalt  bid  thy  hallowed  dome 

1  me  an  eternal  home. 

Christ  the  Day-star, 

Christ,  whose  glory  fills  the  skies, 
Christ,  the  true,  the  only  light, 

Sun  of  Righteousness,  arise, 

Triumph  o'er  the  shades  of  night ; 


16  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

Day-spring  from  on  high,  be  near, 
Day-star  in  my  heart  appear. 

2  Dark  and  cheerless  is  the  morn, 
If  thy  light  is  hid  from  me ; 

Joyless  is  the  day's  return, 

Till  thy  mercy's  beams  I  see; 
Till  they  inward  light  impart, 
AVarmth  and  gladness  to  my  heart. 

3  Visit,  then,  this  soul  of  mine ; 
Pierce  the  gloom  of  sin  and  grief; 

Fill  me,  radiant  Sun  divine ! 

Scatter  all  my  unbelief; 
More  and  more  thyself  display, 
Shining  to  the  perfect  day. 


18 


Evening  Song. 

Sun  of  my  soul,  thou  Saviour  dear! 
It  is  not  night  if  thou  be  near ; 
Oh,  may  no  earth-born  cloud  arise, 
To  hide  thee  from  thy  servant's  eyes ! 
When  the  soft  dews  of  kindly  sleep 
My  weary  eyelids  gently  steep, 
Be  my  last  thought,  how  sweet  to  rest 
For  ever  on  my  Saviour's  breast ! 

2  Abide  with  me  from  morn  till  eve, 
For  without  thee  I  cannot  live  ; 
Abide  with  me  when  night  is  nigh, 
For  without  thee  I  dare  not  die 


FOR    THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  17 

If  some  poor  wandering  child  of  thine 
Have  spurned  to-day  the  voice  divine, 
Now,  Lord  !  the  gracious  work  begin ; 
Let  him  no  more  lie  down  in  sin. 

3  Watch  by  the  sick ;  enrich  the  poor 
With  blessings  from  thy  boundless  store; 
Be  every  mourner's  sleep  to-night, 
Like  infant's  slumbers,  pure  and  light ! 
Come  near  and  bless  us  when  we  wake. 
Ere  through  the  world  our  way  we  take ; 
Till,  in  the  ocean  of  thy  love, 
We  lose  ourselves  in  heaven  above. 


19 


"  Let  thy  servants  hear." 

In  thy  name,  O  Lord  !  assembling, 
We,  thy  people,  now  draw  near ; 

Teach  us  to  rejoice  with  trembling; 
Speak,  and  let  thy  servants  hear, — 

Hear  with  meekness, — 
Hear  thy  word  with  godly  fear. 

2  While  our  days  on  earth  are  lengthened, 
May  we  give  them,  Lord!  to  thee; 

Cheered  by  hope,  and  daily  strengthened, 
May  we  run,  nor  weary  be, 

Till  thy  glory 
Without  clouds  in  heaven  we  see. 

3  There,  in  worship  purer,  sweeter, 
Thee,  thy  people  shall  adore; 

2 


18  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

Tasting  of  enjoyment  greater 

Than  they  could  conceive  before ; 
Full  enjoyment, 
Full,  unmixed,  and  evermore. 


20 


Home  Missions. 

Saints  of  God !  the  dawn  is  brightening, 

Token  of  our  coming  Lord ; 
O'er  the  earth  the  field  is  whitening; 

Louder  rings  the  Master's  word, — 
"  Pray  for  reapers 
In  the  harvest  of  the  Lord." 

2  Feebly  now  they  toil  in  sadness, 
Weeping  o'er  the  waste  around, 

Slowly  gathering  grains  of  gladness, 
While  their  echoing  cries  resound, — 
"  Pray  that  reapers 
In  God's  harvest  may  abound." 

3  Now,  O  Lord  !  fulfil  thy  pleasure, 
Breathe  upon  thy  chosen  band, 

And,  with  pentecostal  measure, 
Send  forth  reapers  o'er  our  land,— 
Faithful  reapers, 
Gathering  sheaves  for  thy  right  hand. 

4  Broad  the  shadow  of  our  nation, 
Eager  millions  hither  roam ; 


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Lo  !  they  wait  for  thy  salvation ; 
Come,  Lord  Jesus  !  quickly  come  ! 

By  thy  Spirit, 
Bring  thy  ransomed  people  home. 

5  Soon  shall  end  the  time  of  weeping, 
Soon  the  reaping  time  will  come, — 

Heaven  and  earth  together  keeping 
God's  eternal  Harvest  Home : 

Saints  and  angels ! 
Shout  the  world's  great  Harvest  Home. 


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The  Lord's  Day. 

Hail  the  day  that  sees  him  rise, 

Hallelujah  ! 
Glorious  to  his  native  skies ! 

Hallelujah  / 
Christ,  awhile  to  mortals  given, 

Hallelujah  / 
Enters  now  the  gates  of  heaven. 

Hallelujah  / 

2  There  the  glorious  triumph  waits; 
Lift  your  heads,  eternal  gates ! 
Christ  hath  vanquished  death  and  sin ; 
Take  the  King  of  glory  in. 

3  Still  for  us  he  intercedes, 
His  prevailing  death  he  pleads ; 
Near  himself  prepares  a  place, 
Great  Forerunner  of  our  race. 


20  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

4  What,  though  parted  from  our  sighi 
Far  above  yon  starry  height  ? 
Thither  our  affections  rise, 
Following  him  beyond  the  skies. 


22 


23 


The  Good  Shepherd. 

Saviour,  who  thy  flock  art  feeding, 
With  the  shepherd's  kindest  care, 

All  the  feeble  gently  leading, 

While  the  lambs  thy  bosom  share  ;— 

2  Now,  these  little  ones  receiving, 
Fold  them  in  thy  gracious  arm ; 

There,  we  know,  thy  word  believing, 
Only  there,  secure  from  harm. 

3  Never  from  thy  pasture  roving, 
Let  them  be  the  lion's  prey ; 

Let  thy  tenderness,  so  loving, 

Keep  them  all  life's  dangerous  way. 

4  Then,  within  thy  fold  eternal, 
Let  them  find  a  resting-place, 

Feed  in  pastures  ever  vernal, 
Drink  the  rivers  of  thy  grace. 

Divine  Presence. 

Holy  Father,  hear  my  cry ; 

Holy  Saviour,  bend  thine  ear ; 
Holy  Spirit,  come  thou  nigh; 

Father,  Saviour,  Spirit,  hear ! 


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FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL. 

Father,  save  me  from  my  sin ; 

Saviour,  I  thy  mercy  crave; 
Gracious  Spirit,  make  me  clean; 

Father,  Son,  and  Spirit,  save ! 

2  Father,  let  me  taste  thy  love ; 

Saviour,  till  my  soul  with  peace; 
Spirit,  come  my  heart  to  move ; 

Father,  Son,  and  Spirit,  bless ! 
Father,  Son,  and  Spirit  —  thou 

One  Jehovah,  shed  abroad 
All  thy  grace  within  me  now ; 

Be  my  Father  and  my  God  ! 

3  Praise  our  glorious  King  and  Lord, 

Angels  waiting  on  his  word, 
Saints  that  walk  with  him  in  white, 

Pilgrims  walking  in  his  light ; 
Glory  to  the  Eternal  One, 

Glory  to  his  Only  Son, 
Glory  to  the  Spirit  be, 

Now,  and  through  eternity. 

Holy,  holy,  holy. 

Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord 

God  of  Hosts !  when  heaven  and  earth, 
Out  of  darkness,  at  thy  word 

Issued  into  glorious  birth, 
All  thy  works  before  thee  stood, 
And  thine  eye  beheld  them  good, 


22  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

While  they  sung  with  sweet  accord, 
Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord  ! 

2  Holy,  holy,  holy  !  thee 
One  Jehovah  evermore, 

Father,  Son,  and  Spirit !  we, 

Dust  and  ashes,  would  adore; 
Lightly  by  the  world  esteemed, 
From  that  world  by  thee  redeemed, 
Sing  we  here  with  glad  accord, 
Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord ! 

3  Holy,  holy,  holy  !  all 

Heaven's  triumphant  choir  shall  sing, 
While  the  ransomed  nations  fall 
At  the  footstool  of  their  King : 
.    Then  shall  saints  and  seraphim, 
Harps  and  voices,  swell  one  hymn, 
Blending  in  sublime  accord, 
Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord ! 


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God  our  Refuge. 

A  mighty  fortress  is  our  God, 

A  bulwark  never  failing : 
Our  Helper  he,  amid  the  flood 

Of  mortal  ills  prevailing. 
For  still  our  ancient  foe 
Doth  seek  to  work  his  woe ; 
His  craft  and  power  are  great, 
And  armed  with  cruel  hate, 
On  earth  is  not  his  equal. 


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2  Did  we  in  our  own  strength  confide, 
Our  striving  would  be  losing ; 

Were  not  the  right  man  on  our  side, 
The  man  of  God's  own  choosing. 

Dost  ask  who  that  may  be  ? 

Christ  Jesus,  it  is  he; 

Lord  Sabaoth  is  his  name, 

From  age  to  age  the  same, 
And  he  must  win  the  battle. 

3  And  though  this  world,  with  devils  filled, 
Should  threaten  to  undo  us ; 

We  will  not  fear,  for  God  hath  willed 
His  truth  to  triumph  through  us. 

The  prince  of  darkness  grim, — 

We  tremble  not  for  him  ; 

His  rage  we  can  endure, 

For  lo  !  his  doom  is  sure, — 
One  little  word  shall  fell  him  ! 

4  That  word  above  all  earthly  powers — 
Xo  thanks  to  them — abideth  ; 

The  Spirit  and  the  gifts  are  ours 
Through  him  who  with  us  sideth. 

Let  goods  and  kindred  go, 

This  mortal  life  also  : 

The  body  they  may  kill  : 

God's  truth  abideth  still, 
His  kingdom  is  for  ever. 


24  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

^  ^  Redemption. 

Praise  the  Lord  in  song!  and  with  glad  acclaim 

Glorify  him  now  and  ever ; 
Laud  and  honor  be  to  his  holy  name, 

For  his  mercy  faileth  never  : 
Let  the  white-robed  host  of  the  realms  above 

Strike  their  harps  in  adoration ; 
While  the  choirs  of  earth  to  Redeeming  Love 

Give  the  praise  of  their  salvation. 

Cho. — Praise  the  Lord  in  song !  and  with  glad 
acclaim 
Glorify  him  now  and  ever; 
Laud  and  honor  be  to  his  holy  name, 
For  his  mercy  faileth  never. 

2  Hallelujahs  swell  from  the  old  and  young, 
Little  child  and  patriarch  hoary; 

And  enraptured  be  every  human  tongue, 
When  we  tell  the  old  sweet  story — 

How  the  Saviour  came  from  the  heavenly  throne 
To  a  world  in  darkness  lying ; 

How  he  bore  our  sins  on  the  cross  alone, 
To  redeem  our  souls  from  dying. 

3  Yet  again  in  song  be  his  name  adored, 
For  the  beams  of  life  and  healing 

In  the  light  that  shines  from  the  Holy  Word, 
All  a  Father's  love  revealing. 


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Ere  we  reach  the  home  of  the  pure  and  blest, 

And  the  soul's  eternal  leisure, 
If  we  come  to  Christ,  he  will  give  us  rest, 

And  the  peace  that  knows  no  measure. 

97 

u  ■  "  Beauty  of  Holiness." 

Worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness; 

Bow  down  before  him,  his  glory  proclaim ; 
With  gold  of  obedience,  and  incense  of  lowli- 
ness, 

Kneel,  and  adore  him ;  the  Lord  is  his  name! 

2  Low  at  his  feet  lay  thy  burden  of  carefulness, 
High  on  his  heart  he  will  bear  it  for  thee ; 

Comfort  thy  sorrows,  and  answer  thy  prayer- 
fulness, 
Guiding  thy  steps  as  may  best  for  thee  be. 

3  Fear  not  to  enter  his  courts  in  the  slenderness 
Of  the  poor  wealth  thou  wouldst  reckon  as 

thine ; 
Truth  in  its  beauty,  and  love  in  its  tenderness, 
These  are  the  offerings  to  lay  on  his  shrine. 

4  These,  though  we  bring  them  in  trembling 

and  fearfulness, 
He  will  accept  for  the  Name  that  is  dear; 
Mornings  of  joy  give  for  evenings  of  tearfulness, 
Trust  for  our  trembling,  and  hope  for  our  fear. 


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OQ 

^  C  T'/fo  Promise. 

Hail  to  the  brightness  of  Zion's  glad  morning ! 

Joy  to  the  lands  that  in  darkness  have  lain ! 
Hushed  be  the  accents  of  sorrow  and  mourning; 

Zion  in  triumph  begins  her  mild  reign. 

2  Hail  to  the  brightness  of  Zion's  glad  morning, 
Long  by  the  prophets  of  Israel  foretold ; 

Hail  to  the  millions  from  bondage  returning; 
Gentile  and  Jew  the  blest  vision  behold. 

3  Lo!  in  the  desert  rich  flowers  are  springing, 
Streams  ever  copious  are  gliding  along; 

Loud  from  the  mountain-tops  echoes  are  ring- 

Wastes  rise  in  verdure,  and  mingle  in  song. 

4  See,  from  all  lands,  from    the  isles  of  the 

ocean, 
Praise  to  Jehovah  ascending  on  high ; 
Fallen  the  engines  of  war  and  commotion ; 
Shouts  of  salvation  are  rending  the  sky. 


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Glad  Thanksgiving. 

On  our  way  rejoicing, 
Homeward  as  we  move, 

Hearken  to  our  praises, 
O  thou  God  of  love ! 


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Is  there  grief  or  sadness. 

Firm  our  trust  shall  be ; 
Is  our  sky  beclouded, 

Light  shall  come  from  thee. 

Ref. — On  our  way  rejoicing, 

Homeward  as  we  move, 
Hearken  to  our  praises, 
O  thou  God  of  love. 

2  If,  with  honest-hearted 
Love  for  God  and  man, 

Day  by  day  thou  find  us 

Doing  what  we  can, 
Thou,  who  givest  seed-time, 

Wilt  give  large  increase, 
Crown  our  heads  with  blessing, 

Fill  our  hearts  with  peace. 

3  Jesus  Christ  hath  triumphed, 
Vanquished  is  our  foe ; 

On  our  way  rejoicing 

Gladly  let  us  go  ! 
Christ  without — our  safety; 

Christ  within — our  joy; 
Who,  if  we  be  faithful, 

Can  our  hope  destroy  ? 

4  Unto  God  the  Father 
Joyful  songs  we  sing; 

Unto  God  the  Saviour 
Thankful  hearts  we  bring; 


28  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

Unto  God  the  Spirit 

Bow  we  and  adore, 
On  our  way  rejoicing, 

Now  and  evermore ! 

^  w  Children's  Praise. 

In  the  early  light  of  the  morning  bright 

Lift  the  voice  of  praise  on  high ; 
From  the  lips  of  youth  to  the  God  of  truth 

Let  the  joyful  praises  fly. 

Cho. — Sing  praises,  glad  praises, 
Sing,  children,  sing; 
Let  your  songs  arise  to  the  lofty  skies, 
And  exult  in  God  our  King. 

2  Let  his  praise  be  spread  for  the  Lamb  who  bled 
To  deliver  us  from  woe ; 

He  endured  the  cross,  the  disgrace,  the  loss ; — 
Let  his  praises  ever  flow. 

3  Now  exalted  high,  o'er  the  earth  and  sky, 
He  delights  in  mercy  still ; 

Bends  his  gracious  ear,  our  requests  to  hear, 
And  our  longing  souls  to  fill. 

^ x  Benediction. 

May  the  grace  of  Christ  our  Saviour, 
And  the  Father's  boundless  love, 

With  the  Holy  Spirit's  favor, 
Rest  upon  us  from  above. 


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2  Thus  may  we  abide  in  union, 
With  each  other  and  the  Lord, 

And  possess,  in  sweet  communion, 
Joys  which  earth  cannot  afford. 

Christ's  Asce?ision. 

Golden  harps  are  sounding, 

Angel  voices  ring, 
Pearly  gates  are  opened, 

Opened  for  the  King. 
Christ,  the  King  of  glory, 

Jesus,  King  of  love, 
Is  gone  up  in  triumph 

To  his  throne  above. 

Cho. — All  his  work  is  ended, 
Joyfully  we  sing; 
Jesus  hath  ascended! 
Glory  to  our  King ! 

2  He  who  came  to  save  us, 
He  who  bled  and  died, 

Now  is  crowned  with  gladness 

At  his  Father's  side. 
Never  more  to  suffer, 

Never  more  to  die, 
Jesus,  King  of  glory, 

Is  gone  up  on  high. 

3  Praying  for  his  children 
In  that  blessed  place, 


30  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

Calling  them  to  glory, 
Sending  them  his  grace; 

His  bright  home  preparing, 
Little  ones,  for  you ; 

Jesus  ever  liveth, 
Ever  loveth  too. 


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God's  Holiness. 

Lord,  thy  glory  fills  the  heaven ; 

Earth  is  with  its  fulness  stored; 
Unto  thee  be  glory  given, 

Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord ! 
Heaven  is  still  with  anthems  ringing; 

Earth  takes  up  the  angels'  cry, 
Holy,  holy,  holy,  singing, 

Lord  of  hosts,  thou  Lord  most  high. 

2  Ever  thus  in  God's  high  praises, 
Brethren,  let  our  tongues  unite, 

While  our  thoughts  his  greatness  raises, 
And  our  love  his  gifts  excite : 

With  his  seraph  train  before  him, 
With  his  holy  church  below, 

Thus  unite  we  to  adore  him, 
Bid  we  thus  our  anthem  flow. 

3  Lord,  thy  glory  fills  the  heaven, 
Earth  is  with  its  fulness  stored ; 

Unto  thee  be  glory  given, 
Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord ! 


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Thus  thy  glorious  name  confessing, 

We  adopt  the  angels'  cry, 
Holy,  holy.  holy,  blessing 

Thee,  the  Lord  our  God  most  high ! 

Praise  to  Jesus. 

Let  us  sing,  with  one  accord, 
Praise  to  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord; 
He  hath  made  us  by  his  power, 
He  hath  kept  us  to  this  hour. 

Ref. — Sing  !    sing  !    sing  ! 

Oh,  sing  Jehovah's  praises  : 
Sing!  sing! 

Sing  Jehovah's  praise ! 

2  He  redeems  us  from  the  grave, 
He  who  died  now  lives  to  save; 
Hearts  and  voices  let  us  raise, 
He  is  worthy  whom  we  praise. 

3  Angels  praise  him,  so  will  we, 
Sinful  children  though  we  be ; 

Poor  and  weak,  we  '11  sing  the  more, 
Jesus  helps  the  weak  and  poor. 

4  Dear  to  him  is  childhood's  prayer, 
Children's  hearts  to  him  are  dear; 
Hearts  and  voices  let  us  raise, 

He  is  worthy  whom  we  praise. 


32  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

^  ^  Dismissal. 

Lord,  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing; 

Bid  us  now  depart  in  peace ; 
Still  on  heavenly  manna  feeding, 

Let  our  faith  and  love  increase. 

2  Fill  each  breast  with  consolation ; 

Up  to  thee  our  hearts  we  raise; 
When  we  reach  our  blissful  station, 

Then  we  '11  give  thee  nobler  praise. 


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Creation  s  Praise. 

God  is  love  ;  that  anthem  olden 
Sing  the  glorious  orbs  of  light, 

In  their  language  glad  and  golden, 
Telling  to  us  day  and  night 

Their  great  story,  blessed  story, 
God  is  love,  and  God  is  might ! 

2  And  the  teeming  earth  rejoices 
In  that  message  from  above, 

With  ten  thousand  thousand  voices 
Telling  back  from  hill  and  grove 

Her  glad  story,  glorious  story, 
God  is  might,  and  God  is  love ! 

3  Through  these  anthems  of  creation, 
Struggling  up  with  gentle  strife, 

Christian  songs  of  Christ's  salvation 
To  the  world  with  blessings  rife, 


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Tell  their  story,  precious  story, 
God  is  love,  and  God  is  life  ! 

4  Up  to  him  let  each  affection 
Daily  rise,  and  round  him  move; 

Our  whole  lives  one  resurrection 
To  the  life  of  life  above  j 

Our  glad  story,  wondrous  story, 
God  is  life,  and  God  is  love ! 

God.  our  Father. 

Lead  us,  heavenly  Father,  lead  us, 

O'er  the  world's  tempestuous  sea; 
Guard  us,  guide  us,  keep  us,  feed  us, 
For  we  have  no  help  but  thee ; 
Yet  possessing 
Every  blessing 
If  our  God  our  Father  be. 

2  Saviour,  breathe  forgiveness  o'er  us  ; 
All  our  weakness  thou  dost  know ; 

Thou  didst  tread  this  earth  before  us, 
Thou  didst  feel  its  keenest  woe ; 

Lone  and  dreary, 

Faint  and  weary. 
Through  the  desert  thou  didst  go. 

3  Spirit  of  our  God,  descending, 
Fill  our  hearts  with  heavenly  joy; 

Love  with  every  passion  blending, 
Pleasure  that  can  never  cloy ; 
3 


34  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

Thus  provided, 
Pardoned,  guided, 
Nothing  can  our  peace  destroy. 


38 


A  Full  Heart. 

1  came  to  Jesus  poor  and  weak, 
In  faith  my  sins  confessing, 

And  there  before  a  throne  of  grace 
I  sought  and  found  a  blessing ; 

And  since  that  time,  each  golden  hour 
Some  new  delight  is  bringing : 

My  Saviour's  love  to  me  is  great ! 
I  cannot  keep  from  singing. 

2  I  feel  a  calm  and  constant  peace, 
All  earthly  joy  excelling : 

I  know  the  temple  of  my  heart 
Is  now  the  Spirit's  dwelling ; 

And  while  away  to  Pisgah's  top 

My  thoughts  their  flight  are  winging, 

Such  visions  burst  upon  my  sight, 
I  cannot  keep  from  singing. 

3  Oh,  precious  healing  stream  that  flows 
From  Christ,  the  living  fountain ! 

Oh,  blessed  radiance  from  the  cross, 
The  cross  on  Calvary's  mountain ! 

I  fancy  I  can  almost  hear 
The  angel  chorus  ringing  \ 

Oh,  hallelujah  !  praise  the  Lord  ! 
I  cannot  keep  from  singing. 


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God  is  Love  f 

God  is  love  !  ye  nations,  hear  him ; 
God  is  love !  adore,  revere  him ; 
God  is  love !  ye  need  not  fear  him ; 

His  is  tenderest  love. 
God  is  love !  and  he  is  holy  ; 
Never  false,  he  loveth  truly ; 
Loveth  all,  the  high  and  lowly, 

With  his  yearning  love. 

2  God  is  love !  the  breezes  bring  it ; 
God  is  love !  the  bell-tones  ring  it ; 
God  is  love!  the  song-birds  sing  it; 

God  is  perfect  love. 
And  the  ocean  as  it  foameth ; 
And  the  wild  wind  as  it  moaneth ; 
And  each  season  when  it  cometh, 

Tells  us  God  is  love. 

3  Every  passing  breath  of  even, 
Every  object  under  heaven, 

All  the  story  he  hath  given, 

Whispers  "  God  is  love  !  " 
Though  the  aching  heart  is  sighing, 
Though  life's  dearest  hopes  are  dying, 
There  's  an  undertone  replying — 

"  God  is  lasting  love." 

4  Yes,  the  clouds  that  float  through  ether, 
And  the  stars  that  shine  for  ever, 


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Ev'n  the  frost-chain  and  the  fever, 

Tell  us  "  God  is  love." 
Can  we,  then,  crush  each  desire, 
Bathed  in  holy,  heavenly  fire, 
Ever  reaching  high  and  higher, 
To  that  God  of  love  ? 


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Christ's  Kingdom. 

Hail  to  the  Lord's  Anointed, 

Great  David's  greater  Son  ! 
Hail,  in  the  time  appointed, 

His  reign  on  earth  begun ! 
He  comes  to  break  oppression, 

To  set  the  captive  free ; 
To  take  away  transgression, 

And  rule  in  equity. 

2  He  comes  with  succor  speedy 
To  those  who  suffer  wrong ; 

To  help  the  poor  and  needy, 
And  bid  the  weak  be  strong; 

To  give  them  songs  for  sighing, 
Their  darkness  turn  to  light, 

Whose  souls,  condemned  and  dying, 
Were  precious  in  his  sight. 

3  He  shall  descend  like  showers 
Upon  the  fruitful  earth, 

And  love  and  joy,  like  flowers, 
Spring  in  his  path  to  birth : 

Before  him,  on  the  mountains, 
Shall  peace,  the  herald,  go, 


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And  righteousness,  in  fountains, 
From  hill  to  valley  flow. 

4  To  him  shall  prayer  unceasing, 

And  daily  vows  ascend  ; 
His  kingdom  still  increasing, 

A  kingdom  without  end  : 
The  tide  of  time  shall  never 

His  covenant  remove  ; 
His  name  shall  stand  for  ever: 

That  name  to  us  is  Love. 

The  Trinity. 

We  give  immortal  praise 

For  God  the  Father's  love, 
For  all  our  comforts  here, 

And  better  hopes  above  : 
He  sent  his  own  eternal  Son 
To  die  for  sins  that  we  had  done. 

2  To  God  the  Son  belongs 
Immortal  glory  too, 

Who  bought  us  with  his  blood 

From  everlasting  woe  : 
And  now  he  lives,  and  now  he  reigns, 
And  sees  the  fruit  of  all  his  pains. 

3  To  God  the  Spirit's  name 
Immortal  worship  give, 

Whose  new-creating  power 
Makes  the  dead  sinner  live: 


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His  work  completes  the  great  design, 
And  fills  the  soul  with  joy  divine. 

4  Almighty  God !  to  thee 

Be  endless  honors  done, 
The  undivided  Three, 

The  great  and  glorious  One  : 
Where  reason  fails,  with  all  her  powers, 
There  faith  prevails  and  love  adores. 


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Love. 

Oh,  for  a  shout  of  joy, 

Worthy  the  theme  we  sing ; 
To  this  divine  employ 

Our  hearts  and  voices  bring. 
Sound,  sound,  through  all  the  earth  abroad, 
The  love,  the  eternal  love  of  God. 

2  Unnumbered  myriads  stand, 
Of  seraphs  bright  and  fair, 

Or  bow  at  thy  right  hand, 

And  pay  their  homage  there ; 
But  strive  in  vain,  with  loudest  chord, 
To  sound  thy  wondrous  love,  O  Lord. 

3  Yet  sinners  saved  by  grace, 
In  songs  of  lower  key, 

In  every  age  and  place, 

Have  sung  the  mystery, — 
Have  told  in  strains  of  sweet  accord 
Thy  love,  thy  sovereign  love,  O  Lord. 


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4  Though  earth  and  hell  assail, 

And  doubts  and  fears  arise, 
The  weakest  shall  prevail, 

And  grasp  the  heavenly  prize, 
And  through  an  endless  age  record 
Thy  love,  thy  changeless  love,  O  Lord. 

Closing  Benediction. 

Now  may  he  who  from  the  dead 
Brought  the  Shepherd  of  the  sheep, 

Jesus  Christ,  our  King  and  Head, 
All  our  souls  in  safety  keep. 

2   May  he  teach  us  to  fulfil 
What  is  pleasing  in  his  sight ; 

Perfect  us  in  all  his  will, 

And  preserve  us  day  and  night. 


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Universal  Adoration. 

Angels  holy,  high  and  lowly, 

Sing  the  praises  of  the  Lord ! 
Earth  and  sky,  all  living  nature, 
Man,  the  stamp  of  thy  Creator, 

Praise  ye,  praise  ye  God  the  Lord! 

2  Sun  and  moon,  bright  night  and  moonlight, 

Starry  temples,  azure-floored; 
Cloud  and  rain,  and  wild  wind's  madness, 
Sons  of  God  that  shout  for  gladness, 

Praise  ye,  praise  ye  God  the  Lord  ! 


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3  Rolling  river,  praise  him  ever, 
From  the  mountains'  deep  vein  poured; 

Silver  fountain,  clearly  gushing, 
Troubled  torrent,  wildly  rushing, 
Praise  ye,  praise  ye  God  the  Lord ! 

4  Praise  him  ever,  bounteous  Giver, 
Praise  him,  Father,  Friend,  and  Lord ! 

Each  glad  soul  its  free  course  winging, 
Each  glad  voice  its  free  song  singing, 
Praise  the  great  and  mighty  Lord ! 

~  *J  Even  lug  Hy  mn . 

God  that  madest  earth  and  heaven, 

Darkness  and  light; 
Who  the  day  for  toil  hast  given, 

For  rest  the  night ; 
May  thine  angel-guards  defend  us ; 
Slumber  sweet  thy  mercy  send  us ; 
Holy  dreams  and  hopes  attend  us, 

This  livelong  night. 

2  Guard  us  waking,  guard  us  sleeping; 

And  when  we  die, 
May  we  in  thy  mighty  keeping 

All  peaceful  lie. 
When  the  last  dread  trump  shall  wake  us, 
Do  not  thou,  our  God,  forsake  us, 
But  to  reign  in  glory  take  us 

With  thee  on  high. 


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rr XJ  My  Sheep  hear  7ny  Voice. 

And  Jesus  said — My  sheep  hear  my  voice, 
hear  my  voice,  and  I  know  them,  and  they 
follow  me,  they  follow,  follow  me — my  sheep 
hear  my  voice,  hear  my  voice  and  I  know 
them ;  They  follow  me,  and  I  give  unto 
them  eternal  life. 


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The  Unseen  God. 

Dread  Majesty  above! 

Of  prayer  none  else  is  worthy: 
The  angels  near  thy  throne, 

With  reverence  bow  before  thee  : 
In  love  and  humble  faith 

Make  thou  our  souls  sincere, 
That  we  may  seek  thy  face 

With  thanks  and  holy  fear. 

2  Thou  art  the  highest  good, 
To  every  ill  a  stranger; 

Thy  bliss,  complete  in  thee, 
Of  change  can  fear  no  danger ; 

All  glory  too  is  thine ; 

Xor  creatures  great  or  small 

Thy  glory  can  increase, 
Great  Maker,  Lord  of  all! 

3  What  we,  immortal  King! 
Are  of  thy  nature  knowing, 

Thou  hast  thyself  revealed, 

Thy  works  and  counsel  showing : 


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Creation  speaks  thy  power — 
More  clearly  still,  thy  Son 

Displays  thy  wondrous  grace, 
And  makes  the  Godhead  known. 

4  Yet  what  we  learn  of  thee 

With  shadows  here  is  shrouded ; 
But  soon  we  hope  for  light 

And  vision  all  unclouded, 
When  we  to  God  shall  come, 

No  shade  or  vail  between ; 
And  there  his  glory  see, 

As  we  ourselves  are  seen. 


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Communion   in   Love. 


Hail,  happy  day!  thou  day  of  holy  rest! 
What  heavenly  peace  and  transport  fill  our  breast 
When  Christ,  the  God  of  grace,  in  love  descends, 
And  kindly  holds  communion  with  his  friends. 

2  Let  earth  and  all  its  vanities  be  gone, 
Move  from  my  sight,  and  leave  my  soul  alone; 
Its  flattering,  fading  glories  I  despise, 

And  to  immortal  beauties  turn  my  eyes. 

3  Fain  would  I  mount  and  penetrate  the  skies, 
And  on  my  Saviour's  glories  fix  my  eyes : 

Oh,  meet  my  rising  soul,  thou  God  of  love, 
And  waft  it  to  the  blissful  realms  above ! 


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4  J  The  Lord's  Prayer. 

i  Our  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  |  hallowed  i 
be  thy  |  name;   ||  thy  kingdom  come,  thy 
will   be    done    on  |  earth,   as    it  |  is    in  | 
heaven ; 

2  Give  us  this  |  day  our  |  daily  |  bread;   ||  and 

forgive  us  our  trespasses,  as  we  forgive  | 
them  that  |  trespass  a-  |  gainst  us. 

3  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation,  but  de-  | 

liver  |  us  from  |  evil;  ||  for  thine  is  the 
kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  |  glory, 
for  |  ever.     A-  |  men. 


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The  Mercy- Seat. 

From  every  stormy  wind  that  blows, 
From  every  swelling  tide  of  woes, 
There  is  a  calm,  a  sure  retreat ; — 
'T  is  found  beneath  the  mercy-seat 

2  There  is  a  place  where  Jesus  sheds 
The  oil  of  gladness  on  our  heads, — 
A  place  than  all  besides  more  sweet ; 
It  is  the  blood-bought  mercy-seat. 

3  There  is  a  scene  where  spirits  blend, 
Where  friend  holds  fellowship  with  friend: 
Though  sundered  far,  by  faith  they  meet 
Around  one  common  mercy-seat. 

4  There,  there,  on  eagle  wings  we  soar, 
And  sense  and  sin  molest  no  more, 


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And  heaven  comes  down  our  souls  to  greet, 
And  glory  crowns  the  mercy-seat ! 

5  Oh,  let  my  hand  forget  her  skill, 
My  tongue  be  silent,  cold,  and  still, 
This  bounding  heart  forget  to  beat, 
If  I  forget  the  mercy-seat ! 


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Longing  for  God. 

Lord  of  earth  !  thy  forming  hand 

Well  this  beauteous  frame  hath  planned; 

Woods  that  wave  and  hills  that  tower, 

Ocean  rolling  in  his  power, 

All  that  strikes  the  gaze  unsought, 

All  that  charms  the  lonely  thought : 

Yet,  amid  this  scene  so  fair, 

Should  I  cease  thy  smile  to  share, 

What  were  all  its  joys  to  me  ? 

Whom  have  I  on  earth  but  thee  ? 

2  Lord  of  heaven  !  beyond  our  sight 
Shines  a  world  of  purer  light ; 
There  in  love's  unclouded  reign 
Parted  hands  shall  meet  again, 
While  immortal  music  rings 
From  unnumbered  seraph-strings : 
Oh,  that  world  is  passing  fair ! 
Yet,  if  thou  wert  absent  there, 
What  were  all  its  joys  to  me  ? 
Whom  have  I  in  heaven  but  thee  ? 


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3  Lord  of  earth  and  heaven,  my  breast 
Seeks  in  thee  its  only  rest ; 
I  was  lost ;  thy  accents  mild 
Homeward  lured  thy  wandering  child : 
Source  of  every  joy  I  know, 
Solace  of  my  every  woe  ! 
Oh,  if  once  thy  smile  divine 
Ceased  upon  my  soul  to  shine, 
"What  were  earth  or  heaven  to  me  ? 
Whom  have  I  in  each  but  thee  ? 

King  of  Kings. 

Our  Lord  is  God  for  ever ; 

Exalt  him  King  of  kings  ! 
His  mercy  faileth  never, 

My  soul  exultant  sings. 
His  love  no  good  denieth, 

He  knows  my  feeble  frame, 
And  every  need  supplieth ; 

Thrice  holy  is  his  name. 

Ref. — Our  Lord  is  God, 

For  ever  and  for  ever, 

Our  Lord  is  God  for  ever ; 
Exalt  him  King  of  kings; 

Exalt  him,  exalt  him, 

Exalt  him  King  of  kings. 

2  In  bitterest  temptations 
He  doth  my  strength  renew; 


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His  tender  consolations 
Are  neither  small  nor  few. 

Though  trials  overtake  me, 
And  duties  seem  severe, 

My  Lord  shall  not  forsake  me, 
My  soul  shall  never  fear. 

3  Round  thee  my  life  is  twining ; 
•  My  only  stay  thou  art ; 
Upon  thy  strength  reclining 

I  draw  me  near  thy  heart. 
Oh,  show  me  thy  salvation, 

And  tell  me  thou  art  mine; 
And  in  thy  new  creation 

Make  me  for  ever  thine ! 


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The  Living-  Word. 

Break  thou  the  bread  of  life, 

Dear  Lord,  to  me  ; 
As  thou  didst  break  the  loaves 

Beside  the  sea; 
Beyond  the  sacred  page 

I  seek  thee,  Lord ; 
My  spirit  pants  for  thee, 

O  living  Word ! 

2  Bless  thou  the  truth,  dear  Lord, 

To  me — to  me — 
As  thou  didst  bless  the  bread 

By  Galilee ; 


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Then  shall  all  bondage  cease, 

All  fetters  fall ; 
And  I  shall  find  my  peace, 

My  All-in-All. 

Cant,  i :  7. 

Tell  me,  whom  my  soul  doth  love, 

Where  thy  flock  are  feeding; 
Where  the  pastures  which  they  rove — 

Thou  their  footsteps  leading  ? 

2  Tell  me,  sheltered  from  the  heat, 
Where  at  noon  they  rest  them ; 

Where  at  night  their  safe  retreat, — 
Fold,  where  none  molest  them  ? 

3  Strong  is  thy  protecting  arm  ; 
Richly  thou  providest ; 

Feeding,  resting, — kept  from  harm, — 
Blest  the  flock  thou  guidest. 

4  Noon  and  night  be  my  defence ; 
Let  no  foe  ensnare  me ; 

Bring  me  to  the  Shepherd's  tents — 
In  thy  bosom  bear  me 

The  World's  Light. 

A  glory  gilds  the  sacred  page, 

Majestic  like  the  sun  ; 
It  gives  a  light  to  every  age; — 

It  gives,  but  borrows  none. 


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2  The  hand  that  gave  it  still  supplies 
The  gracious  light  and  heat ; 

Its  truths  upon  the  nations  rise — 
They  rise,  but  never  set. 

3  Let  everlasting  thanks  be  thine, 
For  such  a  bright  display- 
As  makes  a  world  of  darkness  shine 

With  beams  of  heavenly  day. 

4  My  soul  rejoices  to  pursue 
The  steps  of  him  I  love, 

Till  glory  breaks  upon  my  view, 
In  brighter  worlds  above. 

^^  Psalm  rig. 

How  shall  the  young  secure  their  hearts, 
And  guard  their  lives  from  sin  ? 

Thy  word  the  choicest  rules  imparts 
To  keep  the  conscience  clean. 

2  When  once  it  enters  to  the  mind, 
It  spreads  such  light  abroad, 

The  meanest  souls  instruction  find, 
And  raise  their  thoughts  to  God. 

3  'T  is  like  the  sun,  a  heavenly  light, 
That  guides  us  all  the  day ; 

And,  through  the  dangers  of  the  night, 
A  lamp  to  lead  our  way. 

4  Thy  word  is  everlasting  truth ; 
How  pure  is  every  page ! 


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FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  49 

That  holy  book  shall  guide  our  youth, 
And  well  support  our  age. 

Psalm  ug. 

How  precious  is  the  book  divine, 

By  inspiration  given  ! 
Bright  as  a  lamp  its  doctrines  shine, 

To  guide  our  souls  to  heaven. 

2  O'er  all  the  strait  and  narrow  way 
Its  radiant  beams  are  cast ; 

A  light  whose  never  weary  ray 
Grows  brightest  at  the  last. 

3  It  sweetly  cheers  our  drooping  hearts 
In  this  dark  vale  of  tears ; 

Life,  light,  and  joy  it  still  imparts, 
And  quells  our  rising  fears. 

4  This  lamp,  through  all  the  tedious  night 
Of  life,  shall  guide  our  way, 

Till  we  behold  the  clearer  light 
Of  an  eternal  day. 

"And be  Glorified" 

Upon  the  Gospel's  sacred  page 
The  gathered  beams  of  ages  shine; 

And,  as  it  hastens,  every  age 

But  makes  its  brightness  more  divine. 

2  On  mightier  wing,  in  loftier  flight, 
From  year  to  year  does  knowledge  soar; 
4 


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And,  as  it  soars,  the  Gospel  light 
Becomes  effulgent  more  and  more. 

3  More  glorious  still,  as  centuries  roll, 
New  regions  blest,  new  powers  unfurled, 

Expanding  with  the  expanding  soul, 
Its  radiance  shall  o'erflow  the  world, — 

4  Flow  to  restore,  but  not  destroy ; 
As  when  the  cloudless  lamp  of  day 

Pours  out  its  floods  of  light  and  joy, 
And  sweeps  the  lingering  mist  away. 


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The  Holy  Scripture. 

Holy  Bible,  book  divine ; 
Precious  treasure,  thou  art  mine ; 
Mine,  to  tell  me  whence  I  came ; 
Mine,  to  teach  me  what  I  am. 

2  Mine,  to  chide  me  when  I  rove ; 
Mine,  to  show  a  Saviour's  love ; 
Mine  art  thou  to  guide  my  feet, 
Mine,  to  judge,  condemn,  acquit. 

3  Mine,  to  comfort  in  distress, 
If  the  Holy  Spirit  bless  ; 
Mine,  to  show  by  living  faith 
Man  can  triumph  over  death. 

4  Mine,  to  tell  of  joys  to  come, 
And  the  rebel  sinner's  doom ; 
H©ly  Bible,  book  divine, 
Precious  treasure,  thou  art  mine. 


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The  Church's  Gift. 

O  word  of  God  incarnate, 

O  Wisdom  from  on  high, 
O  Truth  unchanged,  unchanging, 

O  Light  of  our  dark  sky  ! 
We  praise  thee  for  the  radiance 

That  from  the  hallowed  page, 
A  lantern  to  our  footsteps, 

Shines  on  from  age  to  age. 

2  The  Church  from  her  dear  Master 
Received  the  gift  divine, 

And  still  that  light  she  lifteth 

O'er  all  the  earth  to  shine. 
It  is  the  golden  casket 

Where  gems  of  truth  are  stored ; 
It  is  the  heaven -drawn  picture 

Of  Christ,  the  living  Word. 

3  Oh,  make  thy  Church,  dear  Saviour, 
A  lamp  of  burnished  gold, 

To  bear  before  the  nations 

Thy  true  light  as  of  old ; 
Oh,  teach  thy  wandering  pilgrims 

By  this  their  path  to  trace, 
Till,  clouds  and  darkness  ended, 

They  see  thee  face  to  face. 

Psalm  ig. 

The  heavens  declare  his  glory, 
Their  Maker's  skill  the  skies ; 


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Each  day  repeats  the  story, 
And  night  to  night  replies. 

Their  silent  proclamation 

Throughout  the  earth  is  heard; 

The  record  of  creation, 

The  page  of  nature's  word. 

2  So  pure,  so  soul-restoring, 
Is  truth's  diviner  ray ; 

A  brighter  radiance  pouring 
Than  all  the  pomp  of  day  : 

The  wanderer  surely  guiding, 
It  makes  the  simple  wise ; 

And,  evermore  abiding, 
Unfailing  joy  supplies. 

3  Thy  word  is  richer  treasure 
Than  lurks  within  the  mine ; 

And  daintiest  fare  less  pleasure 
Yields  than  this  food  divine. 

How  wise  each  kind  monition  ! 
Led  by  thy  counsels,  Lord, 

How  safe  the  saints'  condition, 
How  £reat  is  their  reward  ! 


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The  Saviour  in  the  Word. 

Ever  would  I  fain  be  reading, 
In  the  ancient  holy  book, 

Of  my  Saviour's  gentle  pleading, 
Truth  in  every  word  and  look. 


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How  when  children  came  he  blessed  them, 

Suffered  no  man  to  reprove ; 
Took  them  in  his  arms  and  pressed  them 

To  his  heart  with  words  of  love. 

2  Still  I  read  the  ancient  story, 

And  my  joy  is  ever  new ; 
How  for  us  he  left  his  glory, 

How  he  still  is  kind  and  true. 
Let  me  kneel,  my  Lord !  before  thee, 

Let  my  heart  in  tears  o'errlow, 
Melted  by  thy  love,  adore  thee, 

Blest  in  thee  'mid  joy  or  woe. 


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"  Only  little  ones." 

God  of  heaven  !   hear  our  singing : 

Only  little  ones  are  we, 
Yet,  a  great  petition  bringing, 

Father,  now  we  come  to  thee : 
Let  thy  kingdom  come,  we  pray  thee ! 

Let  the  world  in  thee  find  rest : 
Let  all  know  thee  and  obey  thee — 

Loving,  praising,  blessing,  blest ! 

2  Let  the  sweet  and  joyful  story 
Of  the  Saviour's  wondrous  love, 

Wake  on  earth  a  song  of  glory, 
Like  the  angels'  song  above. 

Father,  send  the  glorious  hour, 
Every  heart  be  thine  alone ! 


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For  the  kingdom  and  the  power 
And  the  glory,  are  thine  own ! 

***  The  Word  of  God. 

How  sweet  is  the  Bible !  how  pure  is  the  light 

That  streams  from  its  pages  divine ! 
T  is  a  star  that  shines  soft  through  the  gloom 
of  the  night, — 

Of  jewels  a  wonderful  mine. 
'T  is  bread  for  the  hungry,  't  is  food  for  the  poor, 

A  balm  for  the  wounded  and  sad, — 
'T  is  the  gift  of  a  Father — his  likeness  is  there, 

And  the  hearts  of  his  children  are  glad. 

Ref.— The  Bible,  the  Bible,  the  Bible ! 

More  precious  than  silver  and  gold. 

2  'T  is  the  voice  of  the  Saviour — how  sweet  in 
the  storm ! 
It  speaks  to  the  sinner  distressed — 
The  tempest  is  hushed !  o'er  the  sea  comes  a 
calm — 
The  troubled  and  weary  find  rest. 
Oh,  teach  me,  blest  Jesus,  to  seek  for  thy  face, 

To  me  let  thy  welcome  be  given ; 
Now  speak  to  my  heart  some  kind  message  of 
grace, 
And  words  that  shall  guide  me  to  heaven. 


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FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL. 

Wonderful  Book. 

Book  of  grace,  and  book  of  glory  ! 

Gift  of  God  to  age  and  youth, 
Wondrous  is  thy  sacred  story, 

Bright,  bright  with  truth. 

2  Book  of  love !  in  accents  tender 
Speaking  unto  such  as  we; 

May  it  lead  us,  Lord,  to  render 
All,  all  to  thee. 

3  Book  of  hope !  the  spirit,  sighing, 
Sweetest  comfort  finds  in  thee, 

As  it  hears  the  Saviour  crying, 
"  Come,  come  to  me ! " 

4  Book  of  life!  when  we,  reposing, 
Bid  farewell  to  friends  we  love, 

Give  us,  for  the  life  then  closing, 
Life,  life  above. 

Christ  Lead'nig. 

Gracious  Saviour,  gentle  Shepherd, 
Little  ones  are  dear  to  thee ; 

Gathered  with  thine  arms,  and  carried 
In  thy  bosom,  may  we  be. 

2  Tender  Shepherd,  never  leave  us 
From  thy  fold  to  go  astray; 

By  thy  look  of  love  directed, 
May  we  walk  the  narrow  way. 


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3  Taught  to  lisp  the  holy  praises 
Which  on  earth  thy  children  sing, 

May  we  with  thy  saints  in  glory 
Join  to  praise  our  Lord  and  King. 


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The  Living  Word. 

Saviour,  on  this  little  band, 
Gathered  here  to  learn  of  thee, 

Now  in  blessing  lay  thy  hand ; 
Touch  our  eyes  that  we  may  see, 

Shining  through  thy  Holy  Word, 

Light  and  life  from  thee,  O  Lord ! 

2  From  the  bounty  of  thy  store 
Daily  may  our  souls  be  fed; 

Lest  we  hunger,  evermore 

Give  us  of  the  heavenly  bread ; 
May  our  souls  be  strong,  O  Lord ! 
With  the  manna  of  thy  word. 

3  With  the  water  of  thy  love 
Now  our  earthen  pitchers  fill, 

Flowing  from  thy  throne  above, 

Free  to  "  whosoever  will "  ; 
From  this  fountain  of  thy  word 
We  would  drink  and  live,  O  Lord ! 

4  All  our  blessings  come  from  thee, 
Christ,  the  Living  Word  from  heaven! 

All  our  powers  to  do  or  be 
To  thy  service  shall  be  given  : 


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May  thy  presence  with  us  still 
Make  us  wise  to  learn  thy  will. 

The  Narrow    Way. 

Lord,  thy  children  guide  and  keep, 
As  with  feeble  steps  they  press 

On  the  pathway,  rough  and  steep, 
Through  this  weary  wilderness : 

Holy  Jesus !  day  by  day 

Lead  us  in  the  narrow  way. 

2  There  are  sandy  wastes  that  lie 
Cold  and  sunless,  vast  and  drear, 

Where  the  feeble  faint  and  die; 
Grant  us  grace  to  persevere: 
Holy  Jesus  !  day  by  day 
Lead  us  in  the  narrow  way. 

3  There  are  soft  and  flowery  glades, 
Decked  with  golden-fruited  trees — 

Sunny  slopes,  and  scented  shades ; 

Keep  us,  Lord,  from  slothful  ease  : 
Holy  Jesus!  day  by  day 
Lead  us  in  the  narrow  way. 

4  Upward  still  to  purer  heights, 
Onward  yet  to  scenes  more  blest, 

Calmer  regions,  clearer  lights, 

Till  we  reach  the  promised  rest : 
Holy  Jesus  !  day  by  day, 
Lead  us  in  the  narrow  way. 


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^^  Coming  with  sheaves. 

Heavknly  Father,  grant  us  grace 

Our  Master's  will  to  know ; 
The  field  is  ripening  now  apace, 

The  harvest  soon  will  glow: 
Let  sunshine  over  the  furrows  fall, 

With  plentiful  showers  of  rain ; 
And  help  us  to  hope  for  the  angels'  call 

To  gather  sheaves  of  grain. 

Cho. — Christ  is  the  Lord  !  his  faithful  word 

Shall  golden  harvest  bring ; 
And  they  who  have  toiled  here  early  and  late 
Shall  never  fail  at  the  lifted  gate, 

But  enter  with  their  King ! 

2  Glorious  greetings  wait  the  blest, 

Who  heed  the  Lord's  command; 
The  servants  share  in  the  Master's  rest, 

And  stand  at  his  right  hand ; 
For  God  hath  spoken  it  long  ago — 

What  every  true  heart  believes — 
That  they  who  with  weeping  go  forth  to  sow 

Shall  come  again  with  sheaves. 


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Work  and  Pray. 

Sow  thy  seed  and  never  fear, 

Never  fear,  never  fear  ! 
Though  the  prospect  may  be  drear, 

Never,  never  fear! 


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Falter  not  through  unbelief — 
First  the  blade,  and  then  the  leaf; 
After  that,  the  ripened  sheaf — 
Never,  never  fear. 

2  Labor  on  through  cold  and  heat, 
Labor  on,  labor  on  ! 

Though  with  weary  hands  and  feet, 

Labor,  labor  on  ! 
Life  is  brief,  the  field  is  wide ; 
Rest  will  come  at  eventide ; 
Jesus  watcheth  at  thy  side, 

Labor,  labor  on  ! 

3  Still  with  patient  trust  and  care 
Work  and  pray,  work  and  pray ! 

Let  the  Master  tell  thee  where, 

Work,  and  trust,  and  pray  ! 
He  will  guide  thee  with  his  eye ; 
Not  a  seed  of  truth  can  die; 
Sure  of  harvest  by  and  by, 

Work,  oh,  work  to-day  ! 

Work  and  Trust. 

Is  thy  pathway  often  drear  ? 

Trust  the  Lord,  trust  the  Lord  ! 
His  right  hand  is  ever  near, 

Though  thy  sight  be  dim ; 
What  though  dangers  round  thee  press — 
Friends  desert  and  foes  distress  ? 


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Never  doubt  his  lovingness; 
Leave  thy  way  with  him. 

2  When  with  fear  thy  spirit  quakes, 
Trust  the  Lord,  trust  the  Lord ! 

Jesus  knows  the  way  he  takes, 

Walk  with  him  by  faith : 
Clinging  to  his  mighty  arm, 
Let  no  foe  thy  soul  alarm, 
He  will  keep  thee  safe  from  harm, 
Constant  unto  death. 

3  Then  go  singing  on  thy  way, 
Trust  the  Lord,  trust  the  Lord  ! 

He  will  turn  thy  night  to  day — 

Every  sorrow  share ; 
Grace  for  every  need  is  stored 
By  the  promise  of  his  word ; 
"  Cast  thy  burden  on  the  Lord  "  ; 

None  can  perish  there! 


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Grateful  Praise. 

We  bring  no  glittering  treasures., 

No  gems  from  earth's  deep  mine ; 
We  come,  with  simple  measures, 

To  chant  thy  love  divine. 
Children,  thy  favors  sharing, 

Their  voice  of  thanks  would  raise  ; 
Father,  accept  our  offering, 

Our  song  of  grateful  praise. 


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2  The  dearest  gift  of  heaven. 
Love's  written  word  of  truth, 

To  us  is  early  given, 

To  guide  our  steps  in  youth ; 

We  hear  the  wondrous  story, 
The  tale  of  Calvary  ; 

We  read  of  homes  in  glory, 
From  sin  and  sorrow  free. 

3  Redeemer,  grant  thy  blessing  ! 
Oh,  teach  us  how  to  pray, 

That  each,  thy  fear  possessing, 
May  tread  life's  onward  way  : 

Then,  where  the  pure  are  dwelling, 
We  hope  to  meet  again, 

And,  sweeter  numbers  swelling, 
For  ever  praise  thy  name. 

■  °  We  March  to  Victory. 

Semi-Cho. — We  march,  we  march  to  victory 
With  the  cross  of  the  Lord  before  us, 

With  his  loving  eye  looking  down  from  the  sky, 
And  his  holy  arm  spread  o'er  us, 
His  holy  arm  spread  o'er  us. 

i   We  come  in  the  might  of  the  Lord  of  light, 
With  armor  bright  to  meet  him  ; 

And  we  put  to  flight  the  armies  of  night 
That  the  sons  of  the  day  may  greet  him, 
The  sons  of  the  day  may  greet  him. 


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Cho. — We  march,  we  march  to  victory, 
With  the  cross  of  the  Lord  before  us, 

With  his  loving  eye  looking  down  from  the  sky, 
And  his  holy  arm  spread  o'er  us, 
His  holy  arm  spread  o'er  us. 

2  Our  sword  is  the  Spirit  of  God  on  high, 
Our  helmet  his  salvation ; 

Our  banner  the  cross  of  Calvary, 
Our  watchword — the  incarnation, 
Our  watchword — the  incarnation. 

3  And  the  choir  of  angels  with  song  awaits 
Our  march  to  the  golden  Zion ; 

For  our  Captain  has  broken  the  brazen  gates, 
And  burst  the  bars  of  iron, 
And  burst  the  bars  of  iron. 


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Traveling  to  the  better  land, 
O'er  the  desert's  scorching  sand, 
Father !  let  me  grasp  thy  hand ; 
Lead  me  on,  lead  me  on  ! 

2  When  at  Marah,  parched  with  heat, 
I  the  sparkling  fountain  greet, 

Make  the  bitter  water  sweet ; 
Lead  me  on  ! 

3  When  the  wilderness  is  drear, 
Show  me  Elim's  palm-grove  near, 
And  her  wells,  as  crystal  clear : 

Lead  me  on ! 


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4  Through  the  water,  through  the  fire, 
Never  let  me  fall  or  tire — 

Every  step  brings  Canaan  nigher : 
Lead  me  on ! 

5  Bid  me  stand  on  Nebo's  height, 
Gaze  upon  the  land  of  light, 
Then,  transported  with  the  sight, 

Lead  me  on  ! 

6  When  I  stand  on  Jordan's  brink 
Never  let  me  fear  nor  shrink; 
Hold  me,  Father,  lest  I  sink : 

Lead  me  on  ! 

7  When  the  victory  is  won, 
And  eternal  life  begun, 

Up  to  glory  lead  me  on  ! 
Lead  me  on,  lead  on  ! 


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Sow  the  Seed. 

Sow  the  seed,  and  wait  with  patience ; 

Leave  it  in  the  Father's  care : 
Dew  he  giveth.  rain  he  sendeth, 

Cooling  breeze,  and  sunlit  air ; 
O'er  the  tiny  seed  he  watcheth, 

From  the  germ  to  fruitage  fair. 

2  Who  can  know  the  wondrous  working- 
Who  but  God  who  drew  the  plan — 

Ere  the  dry  and  withered  seedlet, 
Bursting  forth  to  view  of  man, 


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Shows  at  length  its  hidden  glory, 
Cheers  us  by  its  life's  short  span  ? 

3  Ah  !  we  know  not,  yet  God  knoweth ; 
Wisely  hath  he  planned  it  all ; 

Sow  the  seed,  then  wait  with  patience 
Till  God's  rain  and  sunshine  fall ; 

Springing  forth  but  at  his  bidding, 
It  shall  surely  hear  his  call. 

4  Sow  the  seed  then,  Christian  worker, 
Be  not  weary-hearted  grown, 

Leave  it  with  thy  Lord ;  he  knoweth 
Every  pang  that  thou  hast  known  ; 

Sow  the  seed;  thy  Father  watcheth 
O'er  the  seed  that  thou  hast  sown. 


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1 '  Faint,  yet  Pursuing. 

Lord,  in  whose  eternal  counsels 
Past  and  future  are  as  one, 

With  thy  grace  and  thy  protection 
Bless  thy  work  in  us  begun ; 

By  our  hands  maintain  thy  conflict, 
Till  the  victory  be  won. 

2  With  thy  glory  for  our  watchword, 
And  our  confidence  in  thee, 

In  thy  might  our  weakness  prospered'; 
Faint,  yet  not  distressed  are  we ; 

Still  in  hope,  by  faithful  warfare, 
Thy  co-heirs  of  joy  to  be. 


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3  Great  thy  work  for  us  already, 
Lord,  wherein  we  now  rejoice : 

Oh,  with  thy  sure  help  for  ever 
Bless  the  people  of  thy  choice  ! 

Make  us  follow  where  thou  goest, 
Faithful  to  our  Shepherd's  voice. 

4  So  to  thee,  O  loving  Father ! 
So  to  thee,  incarnate  Son ! 

So  to  thee,  creator  Spirit ! 

Ever  Three  and  ever  One — 
Be  the  glory  of  the  wonders 

Which  thy  hand  alone  hath  done ! 

*   '  The  Order  for  Advance. 

Pass  the  word  along  the  line : 

Tell  it,  friend  to  friend : 
Christ  our  Captain  goes  before, 

Leads  us  to  the  end  : — 
He  who  all  the  danger  knows, 
All  the  strength  of  all  our  foes, 

Christ  our  Lord  and  Friend ! 

—Forward,  then,  where  Jesus  leads  ! 
Full  of  hope  and  cheer. 
Bear  the  standard  of  the  cross  ! 
Who  shall  faint  or  fear  ? 

2   He  who  goes  where  Jesus  leads, 

Never  goes  astray; 
He  who  Jesus'  order  heeds, 
5 


66  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

Always  gains  the  day ; 
He  who  falters  not  shall  be 
Led  to  glorious  victory, 

By  a  glorious  way ! 

3  Pass  the  word  along  the  line  : 

Lo !  the  promised  land 
Ye  shall  enter  and  possess, 

By  his  mighty  hand : 
Courage,  then  !  ye  must  not  fail ; 
Strongest  foes  cannot  prevail ; 

Jesus  has  command ! 

•  ®  Redeem,  the  Time. 

Death  worketh — let  me  work  too  ; 
Death  undoeth — let  me  do  ! 
Busy  as  death,  my  work  I  ply, 
Till  I  rest  in  the  rest  of  eternity. 

2  Time  worketh — let  me  work  too ; 
Time  undoeth — let  me  do  ! 

Busy  as  time,  my  work  I  ply, 
Till  I  rest  in  the  rest  of  eternity. 

3  Sin  worketh — let  me  work  too ; 
Sin  undoeth — let  me  do ! 

Busy  as  sin,  my  work  I  ply, 
Till  I  rest  in  the  rest  of  eternity. 

7Q 

•  *J  The  Lord  is  King. 

Tell  it  out  among  the  heathen  that  the  Lord 
is  King ! 
Tell  it  out !  Tell  it  out ! 


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Tell  it  out  among  the  nations ;  bid  them  shout 

and  sing  ! 
Tell  it  out !  Tell  it  out ! 
Tell  it  out  with  adoration  that  he  shall  increase, 
That  the  mighty  King  of  Glory  is  the  King  of 

Peace ; 
Tell  it  out  with  jubilation,  though  the  waves 

may  roar, 
That  he  sitteth  on  the  water-floods,  our  King 

for  evermore ! 

Cho. — Tell  it  out  among  the  heathen  that 

the  Lord  is  King  ! 

Tell  it  out :  Tell  it  out ! 

Tell  it  out  among  the  nations ;  bid 

them  shout  and  sing  ! 

Tell  it  out !  Tell  it  out  T 

2  Tell  it  out  among  the  heathen  that  the  Sav- 
iour reigns ! 
Tell  it  out !  Tell  it  out ! 

Tell  it  out  among  the  nations,  bid  them  burst 
their  chains ! 
Tell  it  out !  Tell  it  out ! 

Tell  it  out  among  the  weeping  ones  that  Jesus 
lives \ 

Tell  it  out  among  the  weary  ones  what  rest  he 
gives; 

Tell  it  out  among  the  sinners  that  he  came  to 
save ; 


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Tell  it  out  among  the  dying  that  he  triumphed 
o'er  the  grave. 

3  Tell  it  out  among  the  heathen,  Jesus  reigns 

above ! 
Tell  it  out !  Tell  it  out ! 
Tell  it  out  among  the  nations  that  his  reign  is 

love! 
Tell  it  out !   Tell  it  out ! 
Tell  it  out  among  the  highways  and  the  lanes 

at  home; 
Let  it  ring  across  the  mountains  and  the  ocean 

foam; 
Like  the  sound  of  many  waters  let  our  glad 

shout  be, 
Till  it  echo  and  re-echo  from  the  islands  of  the 

sea. 


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Earnest  Calls. 

Hark  !  't  is  the  watchman's  cry, 
"  Wake,  brethren,  wake !  " 

Jesus  himself  is  nigh, 
Wake,  brethren,  wake ! 

Sleep  is  for  sons  of  night ; 

Ye  are  children  of  the  light ; 

Yours  is  the  glory  bright; 
Wake,  brethren,  wake! 

2  Call  to  each  wakening  band, 
Watch,  brethren,  watch ! 


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Clear  is  our  Lord's  command, 

Watch,  brethren,  watch  ! 
Be  ye  as  men  that  wait 
Always  at  their  Master's  gate, 
Ev'n  though  he  tarry  late ; 

Watch,  brethren,  watch  i 

3  Heed  we  the  steward's  call, 
"  Work,  brethren,  work  !  " 

There  's  room  enough  for  all, 

Work,  brethren,  work ! 
This  vineyard  of  the  Lord 
Constant  labor  will  afford ; 
He  will  your  work  reward ; 

Work,  brethren,  work ! 

4  Sound  now  the  final  chord ! 
Praise,  brethren,  praise ! 

Thrice  holy  is  the  Lord ; 

Praise,  brethren,  praise ! 
What  more  befits  the  tongues 
Soon  to  lead  the  angels'  songs, 
While  heaven  the  note  prolongs  ? 

Praise,  brethren,  praise  ! 

Psalm  126:  6. 

He  that  goeth  forth  with  weeping, 
Bearing  precious  seed  in  love, 

Never  tiring,  never  sleeping, 
Findeth  mercy  from  above. 


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Soft  descend  the  dews  of  heaven, 
Bright  the  rays  celestial  shine ; 

Precious  fruits  will  thus  be  given, 
Through  an  influence  all  divine. 

2  Sow  thy  seed,  be  never  weary, 

Let  no  fears  thy  soul  annoy; 
Be  the  prospect  ne'er  so  dreary, 

Thou  shalt  reap  the  fruits  of  joy. 
Lo,  the  scene  of  verdure  brightening ! 

See  the  rising  grain  appear ; 
Look  again !  the  fields  are  whitening, 

For  the  harvest  time  is  near. 


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Eccl.  ii  :  i. 

Cast  thy  bread  upon  the  waters, 

Thinking  not  't  is  thrown  away; 
God  himself  saith,  thou  shalt  gather 

It  again  some  future  day. 
Cast  thy  bread  upon  the  waters ; 

Wildly  though  the  billows  roll, 
They  but  aid  thee  as  thou  toilest 

Truth  to  spread  from  pole  to  pole. 

2  As  the  seed  by  billows  floated 
To  some  distant  island  lone, 

So  to  human  souls  benighted 
That  thou  fl ingest  may  be  borne. 

Cast  thy  bread  upon  the  waters ; 
Why  wilt  thou  still  doubting  stand  ? 


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Bounteous  shall  God  send  the  harvest, 
If  thou  sow'st  with  liberal  hand. 

Home  Missions. 

Our  country's  voice  is  pleading, 

Ye  men  of  God,  arise ! 
His  providence  is  leading, 

The  land  before  you  lies ; 
Day-gleams  are  o'er  it  brightening, 

And  promise  clothes  the  soil ; 
Wide  fields,  for  harvest  whitening, 

Invite  the  reaper's  toil 

2  Go,  where  the  waves  are  breaking 
On  California's  shore, 

Christ's  precious  gospel  taking, 

More  rich  than  golden  ore ; 
On  Alleghany's  mountains, 

Through  all  the  western  vale, 
Beside  Missouri's  fountains, 

Rehearse  the  wondrous  tale. 

3  The  love  of  Christ  unfolding, 
Speed  on  from  east  to  west, 

Till  all,  his  cross  beholding, 

In  him  are  fully  blest. 
Great  Author  of  salvation, 

Haste,  haste  the  glorious  day, 
When  we,  a  ransomed  nation, 

Thy  sceptre  shall  obey. 


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84 

w  ■*■  M  ords  of  Cheer. 

O  happy  band  of  pilgrims, 

If  onward  ye  will  tread, 
With  Jesus  as  your  Fellow, 

To  Jesus  as  your  Head ! 
The  cross  that  Jesus  carried, 

He  carried  as  your  due : 
The  crown  that  Jesus  weareth, 

He  weareth  it  for  you. 

2  The  faith  by  which  ye  see  him, 
The  hope  in  which  ye  yearn, 

The  love  that  through  all  trouble 
To  him  alone  will  turn — 

What  are  they  but  forerunners, 
To  lead  you  to  his  sight  ? 

What  are  they  save  the  effluence 
Of  uncreated  light  ? 

3  The  trials  that  beset  you, 
The  sorrows  ye  endure, 

The  manifold  temptations 

That  death  alone  can  cure : — 

What  are  they,  but  his  jewels 
Of  right  celestial  worth  ? 

What  are  they  but  the  ladder 
Set  up  to  heaven  on  earth  ? 


85 


"Keep  step   ever." 

AVould  you  gain  the  best  in  life  ? 
Win  the  prize  'mid  all  the  strife  ? 


86 


FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  73 

Hold  your  place  through  troubles  rife  ? 

With  the  right  keep  step ! 
Know  the  world  is  watching  you ; 
Be  sincere  in  all  you  do ; 
With  the  good,  the  pure  and  true, 

Ever  firm  keep  step  ! 

Cho. — Keep  step,  keep  step,  ever, 
Keep  step,  keep  step,  ever. 

2  Life  is  more  than  idle  play; 
It  will  quickly  pass  away; 
Use  aright  each  golden  day; 

With  the  good  keep  step ! 
There  are  earnest,  pressing  needs, 
Filled  alone  by  purest  deeds; 
Happy  he  the  call  who  heeds — 

With  the  true  keep  step ! 

3  Look  beyond  the  present  hour; 
Never  yield  to  Satan's  power; 
Though  above  the  clouds  may  lower, 

With  the  truth  keep  step ! 
Onward  press  !   nor,  on  the  way, 
Loiter  once  or  waste  the  day : 
God  and  truth  and  right  all  say, 

"  Strong  in  faith,  keep  step  ! " 

A  Little  Child's  Prayer. 

God  make  my  life  a  little  light, 
Within  the  world  to  glow; 


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A  little  flame  that  burneth  bright, 

Wherever  I  may  go ! 
God  make  my  life  a  little  flower, 

That  giveth  joy  to  all  • 
Content  to  bloom  in  native  bower, 

Although  its  place  be  small. 

2  God  make  my  life  a  little  staff, 

Whereon  the  weak  may  rest ; 
That  so  what  breath  and  strength  I  have 

May  serve  my  neighbor  best ! 
God  make  my  life  a  little  hymn 

Of  tenderness  and  praise ; 
Of  faith  that  never  waxeth  dim 

In  all  his  wondrous  ways  ! 


87 


Deeds,  not  Words  alone. 

Day  by  day  we  magnify  thee, 
Not  in  words  of  praise  alone ; 

Truthful  lips  and  meek  obedience 
Show  thy  glory  in  thine  own. 

2  Day  by  day  we  magnify  thee, 
When  for  Jesus'  sake  we  try 

Every  wrong  to  bear  with  patience, 
Every  sin  to  mortify. 

3  Day  by  day  we  magnify  thee, 
Till  our  days  on  earth  shall  cease ; 

Till  we  rest  from  these  our  labors, 
Waiting  for  thy  day  in  peace. 


88 


FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  75 

"  Glorious  Things" 

Glorious  things  of  thee  are  spoken, 

Zion,  city  of  our  God  ! 
He,  whose  word  cannot  be  broken, 

Formed  thee  for  his  own  abode: 
On  the  Rock  of  Ages  founded, 

What  can  shake  thy  sure  repose  ? 
With  salvation's  walls  surrounded, 

Thou  mayst  smile  at  all  thy  foes. 

2  See !  the  streams  of  living  waters, 
Springing  from  eternal  love, 

Well  supply  thy  sons  and  daughters. 
And  all  fear  of  want  remove  ; 

Who  can  faint,  while  such  a  river 
Ever  flows  their  thirst  to  assuage  ?  — 

Grace,  which,  like  the  Lord,  the  Giver, 
Never  fails  from  age  to  age. 

3  Round  each  habitation  hovering, 
See  the  cloud  and  fire  appear 

For  a  glory  and  a  covering, 
Showing  that  the  Lord  is  near ! 

Thus  deriving  from  their  banner 
Light  by  night,  and  shade  by  day, 

Safe  they  feed  upon  the  manna 

Which  he  gives  them  when  they  pray. 

^  The  Latter-Day  Glory. 

Lord  of  all  worlds,  incline  thy  bounteous  ear; 
Thy  children's  voice,  in  tender  mercy,  hear ; 


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Bear  thy  blest  promise,  fixed  as  hills,  in  mind, 
And  shed  renewing  grace  on  lost  mankind ! 

2  Let  Zion's  walls  before  thee  ceaseless  stand, 
Dear  as  thine  eye,  and  graven  on  thy  hand ; 
From  earth's  far  regions  Jacob's  sons  restore, 
Oppressed  by  man,  and  scourged  by  thee  no 

more. 

3  Then  shall  mankind  no  more  in  darkness 

mourn, 
Then  happy  nations  in  a  day  be  born  ; 
From  east  to  west  thy  glorious  Name  be  one, 
And  one  pure  worship  hail  the  eternal  Son. 

4  Then  shall  thy  saints  exult  with  joy  divine ; 
Their  virtues  quicken,  and  their  lives  refine ; 
Heaven  o'er  the  world  unfold  a  brighter  day, 
And  Jesus  spread  his  reign  from  sea  to  sea ! 

*^  The  Fulness  of  the  Gentiles. 

Rise,  crowned  with  light,  imperial  Salem,  rise! 
Exalt  thy  towering  head,  and  lift  thine  eyes ; 
See  heaven  its  sparkling  portals  wide  display, 
And  break  upon  thee  in  a  flood  of  day. 

2  See  a  long  race  thy  spacious  courts  adorn ; 
See  future  sons  and  daughters  yet  unborn 
In  crowding  ranks  on  every  side  arise, 
Demanding  life,  impatient  for  the  skies. 


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3  See  barbarous  nations  at  thy  gates  attend, 
Walk  in  the  light,  and  in  thy  temple  bend ; 
See  thy  bright  altars  thronged  with  prostrate 

kings, 
While  every  land  its  joyful  tribute  brings. 

4  The  seas  shall  waste,  the  skies  to  smoke  decay, 
Rocks  fall  to  dust,  and  mountains  melt  away ; 
But  fixed  his  word,  his  saving  power  remains ; 
Thy  realm  shall  last,  thy  Own  Messiah  reigns  ! 


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On  the  Rock. 

Out  amid  the  waves  of  ocean, 
Raging  oft  in  wild  commotion, 
Kept  securely  I  am  singing, 
For  to  Christ  my  soul  is  clinging, 
Safe  when  comes  the  tempest's  shock, 
Resting  on  the  solid  Rock. 

Cho. — On  the  Rock,  on  the  Rock, 
Resting  safely  on  the  Rock: 
On  the  Rock,  the  solid  Rock, 
Resting  safely  on  the  Rock. 

2  What  though  darkness  now  surround  me  ? 
What  though  winds  be  howling  round  me, 
Threatening  with  desolation  ? 
Christ  the  Rock  is  my  salvation ! 
Calm  amid  the  wildest  shock, 
On  the  everlasting  Rock. 


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3  With  my  Saviour,  what  can  harm  me  ? 
Satan's  hosts  cannot  alarm  me! 

Jesus'  mighty  arms  enclosing, 
Sweetly  is  my  soul  reposing, 
Sheltered  from  the  fiercest  shock 
By  the  ever-blessed  Rock. 

4  Praise  the  Rock  of  our  salvation ! 
With  increasing  adoration, 

Laud  and  bless  his  name  for  ever, 
From  whose  love  no  force  can  sever ! 
Saved,  we  wait  the  final  shock 
On  the  strong  eternal  Rock. 


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"  Your  lamps  trimmed." 

Rejoice,  rejoice,  believers ! 

And  let  your  lights  appear; 
The  shades  of  eve  are  thickening, 

And  darker  night  is  near ; 
The  Bridegroom  is  advancing ; 

Each  hour  he  draws  more  nigh ; 
Up  !  watch  and  pray,  nor  slumber ; 

At  midnight  comes  the  cry. 

2  See  that  your  lamps  are  burning, 
Your  vessels  filled  with  oil ; 

Wait  calmly  your  deliverance 
From  earthly  pain  and  toil : 

The  watchers  on  the  mountains 
Proclaim  the  Bridegroom  near ; 


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FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL. 

Go,  meet  him,  as  he  cometh, 
With  hallelujahs  clear. 

3  The  saints,  who  here  in  patience 
Their  cross  and  sufferings  bore, 

With  him  shall  reign  for  ever, 
When  sorrow  is  no  more  : 

Around  the  throne  of  glory 
The  Lamb  shall  they  behold, 

Adoring  cast  before  him 
Their  diadems  of  gold. 

4  Our  hope  and  expectation, 
O  Jesus,  now  appear! 

Arise,  thou  Sun  so  looked-for, 
O'er  this  benighted  sphere  ! 

With  hearts  and  hands  uplifted, 
We  plead,  O  Lord,  to  see 

The  day  of  our  redemption, 
And  ever  be  with  thee. 

' '  Lord  of  Might. ' ' 

Angel  voices,  ever  singing 
Round  thy  throne  of  light — 

Angel  harps,  for  ever  ringing, 
Rest  not  day  nor  night ; 

Thousands  only  live  to  bless  thee, 
And  confess  thee,  Lord  of  might ! 

2  Thou,  who  art  beyond  the  farthest 
Mortal  eye  can  scan, 


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Can  it  be  that  thou  regardest 

Songs  of  sinful  man  ? 
Can  we  feel  that  thou  art  near  us, 

And  wilt  hear  us  ?     Yea,  we  can  ! 

3  Here,  great  God,  to-day  we  offer 
Of  thine  own  to  thee ; 

And  for  thine  acceptance  proffer, 

All  unworthily, 
Hearts  and  minds,  and  hands  and  voices, 

In  our  choicest  melody. 

4  Honor,  glory,  might,  and  merit 
Thine  shall  ever  be, 

Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Spirit, 

Blessed  Trinity ! 
Of  the  best  that  thou  hast  given, 

Earth  and  heaven  render  thee ! 


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Triumph  by  and  by. 

The  prize  is  set  before  us — 
To  win  our  Lord  implores  us ! 
The  eye  of  God  is  o'er  us, 

From  on  high,  from  on  high ! 
His  loving  tones  are  falling, 
While  sin  is  dark,  appalling ; 
'T  is  Jesus  gently  calling — 

He  is  nigh,  he  is  nigh. 

Cho. — By  and  by  we  shall  meet  him, 
By  and  by  we  shall  greet  him, 


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And  with  Jesus  reign  in  glory, 

By  and  by,  by  and  by ; 
By  and  by  we  shall  meet  him, 
By  and  by  we  shall  greet  him, 
And  with  Jesus  reign  in  glory, 

By  and  by. 

2  We  follow  where  he  leadeth — 
We  pasture  where  he  feedeth — 
We  yield  to  him  who  pleadeth 

From  on  high  : 
For  naught  from  him  can  sever ; 
Our  hope  shall  brighten  ever; 
And  faith  shall  fail  us  never — 

He  is  nigh. 

3  Our  home  is  bright  above  us ; 
No  trials  there  to  move  us, 

But  Christ  our  Lord  to  love  us, 

Dwells  on  high: 
We  give  our  best  endeavor ; 
We  praise  his  name  for  ever: 
His  precious  words  can  never, 

Never  die. 

4 '  Watch  and  pray. 

Christian!   seek  not  yet  repose ; 
Cast  thy  dreams  of  ease  away ; 
Thou  art  in  the  midst  of  foes ; — 
Watch  and  pray. 
6 


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Ref. — Watch  and  pray,  watch  and  pray,  and 
pray, 
Yes,  watch  and  pray,  watch  and  pray, 
Watch  and  pray. 

2  Gird  thy  heavenly  armor  on  • 
Near  thee  ever,  night  and  day, 

Ambushed  lies  the  evil  one; 
Watch  and  pray ! 

3  Hear  the  victors  who  o'ercame ; 
Still  they  mark  each  warrior's  way ; 

All  with  warning  voice  exclaim — 
"Watch  and  pray!" 

4  Hear  above  all — hear  thy  Lord ! 
Him  thou  lovest  to  obey ; 

Hide  within  thy  heart  his  word — 
"  Watch  and  pray ! " 

5  Watch — as  if  on  that  alone 
Hung  the  issue  of  the  day ; 

Pray  that  help  may  be  sent  down ; — 
Watch  and  pray ! 

*->  u  What  are  you  Sowing  f 

Are  you  sowing  the  seeds  of  mercy, 

Fellow  pilgrim  !  day  by  day  ? 
Are  you  helping  to  point  the  sinner 

To  the  true  and  only  way  ? 
Are  you  sowing  beside  all  waters  ? 

What  are  you  sowing  to-day  ? 


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Deeds  of  kindness,  a  warm  heart  proving  ? 
What  are  you  sowing,  sowing  to-day  ? 

Cho. — Are  you  sowing  the  seeds  of  mercy, 
Fellow  pilgrim  !  day  by  day  ? 
Are  you  helping  to  point  the  sinner 
To  the  true  and  only  way? 

2  Are  you  sowing  in  life's  bright  morning 
Seeds  you  e'er  would  wish  to  reap  ? 

Trusting  unto  the  Lord  till  evening 

All  this  precious  seed  to  keep  ? 
Haste !  the  field  even  now  is  ready : 

What  are  you  sowing  to-day  ? 
Soon  the  time  will  be  gone  for  ever: 

What  are  you  sowing,  sowing  to-day  ? 

3  Are  you  sowing  the  seeds  of  kindness, 
Bringing  forth  the  golden  grain  ? 

Are  you  telling  in  words  so  tender 

Of  the  Lamb  for  sinners  slain  ? 
Soon  the  harvest  will  all  be  gathered : 

What  are  you  sowing  to-aay  ? 
Hear  the  voice  of  the  Master  saying, 

"What  are  you  sowing,  sowing  to-day?" 


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At  the  Cross. 

O  sacred  Head,  now  wounded, 

With  grief  and  shame  weighed  down, 

Now  scornfully  surrounded 

WTith  thorns,  thine  only  crown ; 


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O  sacred  Head,  what  glory, 
What  bliss  till  now  was  thine! 

Yet,  though  despised  and  gory, 
I  joy  to  call  thee  mine. 

2  What  thou,  my  Lord,  hast  suffered, 

Was  all  for  sinners*  gain  : 
Mine,  mine  was  the  transgression, 

But  thine  the  deadly  pain ; 
Lo,  here  I  fall,  my  Saviour! 

'T  is  I  deserved  thy  place ; 
Look  on  me  with  thy  favor, 

Vouchsafe  to  me  thy  grace. 

3  What  language  shall  I  borrow 

To  thank  thee,  dearest  Friend, 
For  this,  thy  dying  sorrow, 

Thy  pity  without  end  ? 
Lord,  make  me  thine  for  ever, 

Nor  let  me  faithless  prove ; 
Oh,  let  me  never,  never, 

Abuse  such  dying  love ! 

4  Be  near  when  I  am  dying, 

Oh,  show  thy  cross  to  me ! 
And  for  my  succor  flying, 

Come,  Lord,  and  set  me  free! 
These  eyes,  new  faith  receiving, 

From  Jesus  shall  not  move ; 
For  he  who  dies  believing, 

Dies  safely — through  thy  love. 


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Jo  Christ's  Call. 

"  Follow  thou  me !  "  is  the  Master's  word : 
Hast  thou  the  gospel  message  heard  ? 
Lo !  he  is  waiting  to  hear  thee  say 
Whether  thou  wilt  his  word  obey. 

Ref. — Jesus  is  saying,  "  Follow  thou  me  ! 

No  more  delaying,  straightway  obeying — 
Follow,  follow  me  !  " 

2  "  Follow  thou  me ! "  and  "  take  up  thy  cross ! " 
Jesus  now  calls  ;  count  all  but  loss  ! 

Follow  him  now :  why  longer  stray, 
Wandering  from  God  another  day  ? 

3  "  Follow  thou  me  !  "  for,  though  dark  the  way, 
Soon  it  shall  lead  to  endless  day: 

Bearing  the  cross  till  thou  lay  down 
All  of  thy  burdens,  for  thy  crown ! 


99 


"  Save  us,  Lord  /  " 

Jesus,  high  in  glory, 

Lend  a  listening  ear; 
When  we  bow  before  thee, 

Children's  praises  hear ! 
Though  thou  art  so  holy, 

Heaven's  almighty  King, 
Thou  wilt  deign  to  listen 

When  thy  praise  we  sing. 

2  Save  us,  Lord,  from  sinning ; 
Watch  us  day  by  day ; 


86  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

Help  us  now  to  love  thee ; 

Take  our  sins  away : 
Then,  when  Jesus  calls  us 

To  our  heavenly  home, 
We  would  gladly  answer, 

"  Saviour,  Lord,  we  come !  " 


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101 


Evening  Hymn. 

Holy  Father,  cheer  our  way 
With  thy  love's  perpetual  ray ; 
Grant  us,  every  closing  day, 
Light  at  evening  time. 

2  Holy  Saviour,  calm  our  fears 
When  earth's  brightness  disappears ; 
Grant  us,  in  our  later  years, 

Light  at  evening  time. 

3  Holy  Spirit,  be  thou  nigh 
When  in  mortal  pains  we  lie; 
Grant  us,  as  we  come  to  die, 

Light  at  evening  time. 

4  Holy,  blessed  Trinity  ! 
Darkness  is  not  dark  with  thee; 
Those  thou  keepest  always  see 

Light  at  evening  time. 

11  Ma?iy  Crowns." 

Crown  him  with  many  crowns, 
The  Lamb  upon  his  throne ; 


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Hark  !  how  the  heavenly  anthem  drowns 

All  music  but  its  own ! 
Awake,  my  soul,  and  sing 

Of  him  who  died  for  thee  ; 
And  hail  him  as  thy  matchless  King 

Through  all  eternity. 

2  Crown  him  the  Lord  of  love ! 
Behold  his  hands  and  side, — 

Those  wounds,  yet  visible  above, 

In  beauty  glorified  : 
No  angel  in  the  sky 

Can  fully  bear  that  sight, 
But  downward  bends  his  wondering  eye 

At  mysteries  so  bright. 

3  Crown  him  the  Lord  of  life  ! 
Who  triumphed  o'er  the  grave ; 

Who  rose  victorious  in  the  strife 

For  those  he  came  to  save : 
His  glories  now  we  sing, 

Who  died  and  rose  on  high, 
Who  died  eternal  life  to  bring, 

And  lives  that  death  may  die. 

4  Crown  him  the  Lord  of  heaven  ! 
One  with  the  Father  known, — 

And  the  blest  Spirit  through  him  given 

From  yonder  Triune  throne  ! 
All  hail,  Redeemer,  hail ! 

For  thou  hast  died  for  me  : 


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Thy  praise  and  glory  shall  not  fail 
Throughout  eternity. 

1^2  In  the  Fold. 

My  Shepherd  will  supply  my  need, 

Jehovah  is  his  name  ; 
In  pastures  fresh  he  makes  me  feed, 

Beside  the  living  stream. 
He  brings  my  wandering  spirit  back, 

When  I  forsake  his  ways ; 
And  leads  me,  for  his  mercy's  sake, 

In  paths  of  truth  and  grace. 

2  When  I  walk  through  the  shades  of  death, 
Thy  presence  is  my  stay ; 

A  word  of  thy  supporting  breath 

Drives  all  my  fears  away. 
Thy  hand,  in  sight  of  all  my  foes, 

Doth  still  my  table  spread; 
My  cup  with  blessings  overflows, 

Thine  oil  anoints  my  head. 

3  The  sure  provisions  of  my  God 
Attend  me  all  my  days ; 

Oh,  may  thy  house  be  mine  abode, 

And  all  my  works  be  praise : 
There  would  I  find  a  settled  rest, 

While  others  go  and  come, — 
No  more  a  stranger,  or  a  guest, 

But  like  a  child  at  home. 


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J-  U  O  Our  Heavenly  Father. 

My  God,  how  wonderful  thou  art, 

Thy  majesty  how  bright, 
How  beautiful  thy  mercy- seat 

In  depths  of  burning  light ! 
How  dread  are  thine  eternal  years, 

O  everlasting  Lord ! 
By  prostrate  spirits  day  and  night   . 

Incessantly  adored. 

2  How  beautiful,  how  beautiful, 
The  sight  of  thee  must  be, 

Thine  endless  wisdom,  boundless  power, 

And  awful  purity  I 
Oh,  how  I  fear  thee,  living  God, 

With  deepest,  tenderest  fears, 
And  worship  thee  with  trembling  hope, 

And  penitential  tears. 

3  Yet  I  may  love  thee  too,  O  Lord, 
Almighty  as  thou  art ; 

For  thou  hast  stooped  to  ask  of  me 

The  love  of  my  poor  heart. 
Xo  earthly  father  loves  like  thee, 

Xo  mother  half  so  mild 
Bears  and  forbears,  as  thou  hast  done 

With  me,  thy  sinful  child. 

104- 

x  -  *-  "  Abide  with  me. ' ' 

Come,  Jesus,  Redeemer !  abide  .thou  with  me  ; 
Come,  gladden  my  spirit  that  waiteth  for  thee; 


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Thy  smile  every  shadow  shall  chase  from  my 

heart, 
And  soothe  every  sorrow,  though  keen  be  the 

smart. 

Ref. — Come,  Saviour,  come, — come,  Saviour, 
come, 

Come,  Jesus,  Redeemer,  abide  thou  with  me. 

• 

2  Without  thee  but  weakness,  with  thee  I  am 

strong ; 
By  day  thou  shalt  lead  me,  by  night  be  my 

song; 
Though  dangers  surround  me,  I  still  every  fear, 
Since  thou,  the  Most  Mighty,  my  Helper,art  near. 

3  Thy  love,  oh,  how  faithful !  so  tender,  so  pure; 
Thy  promise,  faith's  anchor,  how  steadfast  and 

sure  ! 
That  love,  like  sweet  sunshine,  my  cold  heart 

can  warm, 
That  promise  make  steady  my  soul  in  the  storm. 

4  Breathe,  breathe  on  my    spirit,  oft    ruffled, 

thy  peace ; 
From  restless  vain  wishes  bid  thou  my  heart 

cease ; 
In  thee  all  its  longings  henceforward  shall  end, 
Till  glad  to  thy  presence  my  soul  shall  ascend. 


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5   Oh,  then,  blessed  Jesus !  who  once  for  me  died, 
Made  clean  in  the  fountain  that  gushed  from 

thy  side, 
I  shall  see  thy  full  glory,  thy  face  shall  behold, 
And  praise  thee  for  ever  with  rapture  untold. 

in. 

-Lyj*J  "Ki7ig>  Creator,  Lord." 

O  Christ  !  our  King,  Creator,  Lord ! 
Saviour  of  all  who  trust  thy  word ! 
To  them  who  seek  thee  ever  near, 
Now  to  our  praises  bend  thine  ear. 

2  In  thy  dear  cross  a  grace  is  found, — 
It  flows  from  every  streaming  wound, — 
Whose  power  our  inbred  sin  controls, 
Breaks  the  firm  bond,  and  frees  our  souls. 

3  Thou  didst  create  the  stars  of  night ; 
Yet  thou  hast  vailed  in  flesh  thy  light, 
Hast  deigned  a  mortal  form  to  wear, 
A  mortal's  painful  lot  to  bear. 

4  When  thou  didst  hang  upon  the  tree, 
The  quaking  earth  acknowledged  thee; 
When  thou  didst  there  yield  up  thy  breath, 
The  world  grew  dark  as  shades  of  death. 

5  Now  in  the  Father's  glory  high, 
Great  Conqueror  !  never  more  to  die, 
Us  by  thy  mighty  power  defend, 
And  reign  through  ages  without  end. 


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■*■  *JV  *  *  Lord  of  heaven. ' ' 

O  Christ,  the  Lord  of  heaven !  to  thee, 
Clothed  with  all  majesty  divine, 

Eternal  power  and  glory  be ! 
Eternal  praise  of  right  is  thine. 

2  Reign,  Prince  of  life  !  that  once  thy  brow 
Didst  yield  to  wear,  the  wounding  thorn; 

Reign,  throned  beside  the  Father  now, 
Adored  the  Son  of  God  first-born. 

3  From  angel  hosts  that  round  thee  stand, 
With  forms  more  pure  than  spotless  snow, 

From  the  bright  burning  seraph  band 
Let  praise  in  loftiest  numbers  flow. 

4  To  thee,  the  Lamb,  our  mortal  songs, 
Born  of  deep  fervent  love,  shall  rise ; 

All  honor  to  thy  name  belongs, 

Our  lips  would  sound  it  to  the  skies. 

5  "  Jesus ! " — all  earth  shall  speak  the  word; 
"  Jesus ! " — all  heaven  resound  it  still ; 

Immanuel,  Saviour,  Conqueror,  Lord! 
Thy  praise  the  universe  shall  fill. 

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x  ^  ■  Our  Lord's  Love. 

Sweetly  sing  the  love  of  Jesus, 
Love  for  you  and  love  for  me ; 

Heaven's  light  is  not  more  cheering, 
Heaven's  dews  are  not  more  free : 


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As  a  child,  in  pain  or  terror, 

Hides  him  in  his  mother's  breast, — 

As  a  sailor  seeks  the  haven, — 
We  would  come  to  him  for  rest. 

Cho. — Sweetly  sing  the  love  of  Jesus, 

Love  for  you  and  love  for  me ; 
Heaven's  light  is  not  more  cheering, 
Heaven's  dews  are  not  more  free. 

2  Softly  sing  the  love  of  Jesus, 
For  our  hearts  are  full  of  tears, 

As  we  think  how — walking  humbly 
This  low  earth  for  weary  years, 

Without  riches,  without  dwelling, 
Wounded  sore  by  foe  and  friend, 

In  the  garden,  and  in  dying — 
Jesus  loved  us  to  the  end. 

3  Gladly  sing  the  love  of  Jesus ; 
Let  us  lean  upon  his  arm ; 

If  he  loves  us,  what  can  grieve  us  ? 

If  he  keeps  us,  what  can  harm  ? 
Still  he  lays  his  hand  in  blessing 

On  each  upturned  seeking  face, 
And  in  heaven  his  children's  angels 

Near  the  throne  have  always  place* 

1 VO  The  Sea  0f  Galilee. 

Galilee,  bright  Galilee, 

Hallowed  thoughts  we  turn  to  thee  I 


94  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

Woven  through  thy  history, 
Gleams  the  charming  mystery 
Of  the  life  of  One  who  came — 
Bearing  grief,  reproach,  and  shame — 
Saviour  of  the  world  to  be, 
"  God  with  us  "  by  Galilee. 

2  Once  along  that  rugged  shore 
He,  who  all  our  sorrows  bore, 
Journeyed  oft  with  weary  feet, 
Through  the  storm  or  burning  heat ; 
Healing  all  who  came  in  faith, 
Calling  back  to  life  from  death : 
King  of  kings  from  heaven  was  he, 
Though  so  poor  by  Galilee ! 

3  Wild  the  night  on  Galilee; 
Loudly  roared  the  angry  sea, 
When  upon  the  tossing  wave 
Jesus  walked,  his  own  to  save — 
Calmed  the  tumult  by  his  will. 
Only  saying,  "  Peace,  be  still !  " 
Ruler  of  the  storm  was  he, 

On  the  raging  Galilee ! 

4  Still  in  loving  tenderness 
Doth  the  Master  wait  to  bless ; 
Still  his  touch  upon  the  soul 
Bringeth  balm  and  maketh  whole ; 
Still  he  comforts  mourning  hearts, 
Life,  and  joy,  and  peace  imparts  \ 


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Still  the  sinner's  Friend  is  he, 
As  of  old  by  Galilee  ! 

1 V  J  The  Heavenly  Rest. 

Hark  !  hark,  my  soul  \  angelic  songs  are  swell- 
ing 
O'er  earth's  green  fields  and  ocean's  wave- 
beat  shore : 
How  sweet  the  truth  those  blessed  strains  are 
telling 
Of  that  new  life  when  sin  shall  be  no  more. 

Cho. — Angels  of  Jesus,  angels  of  light, 

Singing  to  welcome  the  pilgrims  of  the 
night. 

2  Onward  we  go,  for  still  we  hear  them  singing, 
"Come,weary  souls,  for  Jesus  bids  you  come." 

And,  through  the  dark  its  echoes  sweetly  ring- 
ing, 
The  music  of  the  gospel  leads  us  home. 

3  Far,  far  away,  like  bells  at  evening  pealing, 
The  voice  of  Jesus  sounds  o'er  land  and  sea, 

And  laden  souls  by  thousands  meekly  stealing, 
Kind  Shepherd,  turn  their  weary  steps  to  thee. 

4  Angels,  sing  on!  your  faithful  watches  keeping; 
Sing  us  sweet  fragments  of  the  songs  above, 


96  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

Till  morning's  joy  shall  end  the  night  of  weep- 
ing, 
And  life's  long  shadows  break  in  cloudless 
love. 

-IJ-vJ  The  Guiding  Star. 

As  with  gladness  men  of  old 
Did  the  guiding  star  behold, 
As  with  joy  they  hailed  its  light, 
Leading  onward,  beaming  bright ; 
So,  most  gracious  Lord,  may  we 
Evermore  be  led  to  thee. 

2  As  with  joyful  steps  they  sped, 
Saviour,  to  thy  manger-bed, 
There  to  bend  the  knee  before 
Thee  whom  heaven  and  earth  adore, 
So  may  we  with  willing  feet 

Ever  seek  the  mercy-seat. 

3  As  they  offered  gifts  most  rare 
At  thy  cradle  rude  and  bare, 

So  may  we  with  holy  joy, 
Pure  and  free  from  sin's  alloy, 
All  our  costliest  treasures  bring, 
Christ,  to  thee  our  heavenly  King. 

4  Holy  Jesus,  every  day 
Keep  us  in  the  narrow  way ; 
And,  when  earthly  things  are  past, 
Bring  our  ransomed  souls  at  last 


Ill 


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Where  they  need  no  star  to  guide, 
Where  no  clouds  thy  glory  hide. 

"  Only  Thee." 

Blessed  Saviour !  thee  I  love, 

All  my  other  joys  above  ; 

All  my  hopes  in  thee  abide, 

Thou  my  hope,  and  naught  beside  : 

Ever  let  my  glory  be, 

Only,  only,  only  thee. 

2  Once  again  beside  the  cross, 
All  my  gain  I  count  but  loss ; 
Earthly  pleasures  fade  away — 
Clouds  they  are  that  hide  my  day ; 
Hence,  vain  shadows !  let  me  see 
Jesus  crucified  for  me. 

3  Blessed  Saviour,  thine  am  I, 
Thine  to  live,  and  thine  to  die ; 
Height  or  depth,  or  earthly  power, 
Ne'er  shall  hide  my  Saviour  more  : 
Ever  shall  my  glory  be 

Only,  only,  only  thee! 


112 


The  Aiigels  Soiig. 

It  came  upon  the  midnight  clear, 
That  glorious  song  of  old, 

From  angels  bending  near  the  earth 
To  touch  their  harps  of  gold ; 
7 


98  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

"  Peace  to  the  earth,  good- will  to  men, 
From  heaven's  all-gracious  King  "  : 

The  earth  in  solemn  stillness  lay, 
To  hear  the  angels  sing. 

2  Still  through  the  cloven  skies  they  come, 
With  peaceful  wings  unfurled ; 

And  still  celestial  music  floats 

O'er  all  the  weary  world ; 
Above  its  sad  and  lowly  plains 

They  bend  on  heavenly  wing, 
And  ever  o'er  its  Babel  sounds 

The  blessed  angels  sing. 

3  O  ye,  beneath  life's  crushing  load, 
Whose  forms  are  bending  low, 

Who  toil  along  the  climbing  way, 
With  painful  steps  and  slow; — 

Look  up !  for  glad  and  golden  hours 
Come  swiftly  on  the  wing ; 

Oh,  rest  beside  the  weary  road, 
And  hear  the  angels  sing  ! 

4  For  lo  !  the  days  are  hastening  on, 
By  prophet-bards  foretold, 

When  with  the  ever-circling  years 
Comes  round  the  age  of  gold  ! 

When  peace  shall  over  all  the  earth 
Its  final  splendors  fling, 

And  the  whole  world  send  back  the  song 
Which  now  the  angels  sing ! 


FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  09 

11^  li  I  am  the  light." 

Light  of  the  world,  we  hail  thee 

Flushing  the  eastern  skies ; 
Never  shall  darkness  vail  thee 

Again  from  human  eyes ; 
Too  long,  alas,  withholden, 

Now  spread  from  shore  to  shore, 
Thy  light,  so  glad  and  golden, 

Shall  set  on  earth  no  more. 

2  Light  of  the  world,  thy  beauty 
Steals  into  every  heart, 

And  glorifies  with  duty 

Life's  poorest,  humblest  part ; 

Thou  robest  in  thy  splendor 
The  simple  ways  of  men, 

And  helpest  them  to  render 
Light  back  to  thee  again. 

3  Light  of  the  world,  before  thee 
Our  spirits  prostrate  fall ; 

We  worship,  we  adore  thee, 

Thou  Light,  the  life  of  all ; 
With  thee  is  no  forgetting 

Of  all  thine  hand  hath  made ; 
Thy  rising  hath  no  setting, 

Thy  sunshine  hath  no  shade. 

4  Light  of  the  world,  illumine 
This  darkened  land  of  thine, 


100  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

Till  everything  that  's  human 
Be  filled  with  what  's  divine ; 

Till  every  tongue  and  nation, 
From  sin's  dominion  free, 

Rise  in  the  new  creation 

Which  springs  from  Love  and  thee. 

-*--*-^  Psalm  2 j. 

Shepherd  !  with  thy  tenderest  love 
Guide  me  to  thy  fold  above ; 
Let  me  hear  thy  gentle  voice ; 
More  and  more  in  thee  rejoice ; 
From  thy  fulness  grace  receive, 
Ever  in  thy  Spirit  live. 

2  Filled  by  thee  my  cup  o'erflows, 
For  thy  love  no  limit  knows  : 
Guardian  angels,  ever  nigh, 
Lead  and  draw  my  soul  on  high ; 
Constant  to  my  latest  end, 

Thou  my  footsteps  wilt  attend, 

3  Jesus,  with  thy  presence  blest, 
Death  is  life,  and  labor  rest; 
Guide  me  while  I  draw  my  breath, 
Guard  me  through  the  gate  of  death, 
And  at  last,  oh,  let  me  stand 

With  the  sheep  at  thy  right  hand. 


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-1-  -1- u  •'  The  Everlasting  Arms. ' 

Everlasting  arms  of  love 
Are  beneath,  around,  above  ; 
He  who  left  his  throne  of  light, 
And  unnumbered  angels  bright ; — 

2  He  who  on  the  accursed  tree 
Gave  his  precious  life  for  me ; 
He  it  is  that  bears  me  on, 

His  the  arm  I  lean  upon. 

3  All  things  hasten  to  decay, 
Earth  and  sea  will  pass  away ; 
Soon  will  yonder  circling  sun 
Cease  his  blazing  course  to  run. 

4  Scenes  will  vary,  friends  grow  strange, 
But  the  Changeless  cannot  change  : 
Gladly  will  I  journey  on, 

With  his  arm  to  lean  upon. 

11^  Christ  for  the  World. 

Christ  for  the  world  we  sing; 
The  world  to  Christ  we  bring, 

With  loving  zeal; 
The  poor,  and  them  that  mourn, 
The  faint  and  overborne, 
Sin -sick  and  sorrow- worn, 

Whom  Christ  doth  heal. 

2   Christ  for  the  world  we  sing; 
The  world  to  Christ  we  bring, 


102  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

With  fervent  prayer ; 
The  wayward  and  the  lost, 
By  restless  passions  tossed, 
Redeemed,  at  countless  cost, 

From  dark  despair. 

3  Christ  for  the  world  we  sing-. 
The  world  to  Christ  we  bring, 

With  one  accord; 
With  us  the  work  to  share, 
With  us  reproach  to  dare, 
With  us  the  cross  to  bear, 

For  Christ  our  Lord. 

4  Christ  for  the  world  we  sing; 
The  world  to  Christ  we  bring, 

With  joyful  song; 
The  new-born  souls,  whose  days, 
Reclaimed  from  error's  ways, 
Inspired  with  hope  and  praise, 

To  Christ  belong. 


117 


Ancient  Hymn. 

Shepherd  of  tender  youth, 
Guiding  in  love  and  truth, 

Through  devious  ways ; 
Christ,  our  triumphant  King, 
We  come  thy  name  to  sing, 
And  here  our  children  bring, 

To  shout  thy  praise. 


118 


FOR  THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  103 

2  Thou  art  our  holy  Lord ; 
The  all-subduing  Word, 

Healer  of  strife ; 
Thou  didst  thyself  abase, 
That  from  sin's  deep  disgrace 
Thou  mightest  save  our  race, 

And  give  us  life. 

3  Ever  be  thou  our  Guide, 
Our  Shepherd  and  our  pride, 

Our  staff  and  song; 
Jesus,  thou  Christ  of  God, 
By  thy  perennial  word, 
Lead  us  where  thou  hast  trod, 

Our  faith  make  strong. 

4  So  now,  and  till  we  die, 
Sound  we  thy  praises  high, 

And  joyful  sing: 
Let  all  the  holy  throng, 
Who  to  thy  church  belong, 
Unite  and  swell  the  song 

To  Christ  our  King ! 

Medieval  Hymn. 

Jesus,  name  all  names  above, 

Jesus,  best  and  dearest, 
Jesus,  fount  of  perfect  love, 

Holiest,  tenderest,  nearest, 
Jesus,  source  of  grace  completest, 
Jesus  purest,  Jesus  sweetest, 


104  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

Jesus,  well  of  power  divine, 
Make  me,  keep  me,  seal  me  thine. 

2  Jesus,  open  me  the  gate 
That  of  old  he  entered 

Who,  in  that  most  lost  estate, 

Wholly  on  thee  ventured  \ 
Thou,  whose  wounds  are  ever  pleading, 
And  thy  passion  interceding, 
From  my  misery  let  me  rise 
To  a  home  in  Paradise. 

3  Jesus,  crowned  with  thorns  for  me, 
Scourged  for  my  transgression, 

Witnessing,  through  agony — 
That,  thy  good  confession; 
Jesus,  clad  in  purple  raiment, 
For  my  evils  making  payment, 
Let  not  all  thy  woe  and  pain, 
Let  not  Calvary,  be  in  vain. 

4  When  I  reach  death's  bitter  sea, 
And  its  waves  roll  higher, 

Help  the  more  forsaking  me 

As  the  storm  draws  nigher; 
Jesus,  leave  me  not  to  languish, 
Helpless,  hopeless,  full  of  anguish : 
Tell  me, — "  Verily  I  say, 
Thou  shalt  be  with  me  to-day." 


FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  105 

1  iq 

-1-  x  u  An  Ancient  Hynui. 

Gextle  child  of  Xazareth  ! 
Let  his  life  so  meek  and  tender 
Make  us  glad  obedience  render 
To  our  father  and  our  mother, 
And  be  kind  to  one  another — 

Gentle  child  of  Xazareth  ! 

2  Wondrous  boy  of  Xazareth  ! 
Let  his  early  love  for  learning 
Set  our  youthful  spirits  burning 
Daily  to  be  growing  wiser, 
Thou  our  teacher  and  adviser, 

"Wondrous  boy  of  Xazareth  ! 

3  Holy  One  of  Xazareth  ! 
Help  us  use  the  powers  lent  us, 
Do  the  work  of  him  who  sent  us, 
Draw  to  thee  in  closer  union, 
Share  thy  people's  blest  communion  : 

Holy  One  of  Xazareth  ! 

-1-1-  Psalm  23. 

The  King  of  love  my  Shepherd  is, 
Whose  goodness  faileth  never : 

1  nothing  lack  if  I  am  his, 
And  he  is  mine  for  ever. 

2  Where  streams  of  living  water  flow, 
My  ransomed  soul  he  leadeth ; 


106  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

And,  where  the  verdant  pastures  grow, 
With  food  celestial  feedeth. 

3  In  death's  dark  vale  I  fear  no  ill, 
With  thee,  dear  Lord,  beside  me ; 

Thy  rod  and  staff  my  comfort  still, 
Thy  cross  before  to  guide  me. 

4  And  so,  through  all  the  length  of  days, 
Thy  goodness  faileth  never ; 

Good  Shepherd,  may  I  sing  thy  praise 
Within  thy  house  for  ever ! 

121 

x  ^  •*-  Psalm  2 j. 

The  Lord  is  my  Shepherd,  no  want  shall  I 
know ; 
I  feed  in  green  pastures,  safe-folded  I  rest ; 
He  leadeth  my  soul  where  the  still  waters  flow, 
Restores  me  when  wandering,  redeems  when 
oppressed. 

2  Through  the  valley  and   shadow  of  death 

though  I  stray, 
Since  thou  art  my  Guardian,  no  evil  I  fear; 
Thy  rod  shall  defend  me,  thy  staff  be  my  stay ; 
No  harm  can  befall,  with  my  Comforter  near. 

3  In  the  midst  of  affliction,  my  table  is  spread ; 
With  blessings  unmeasured  my  cup  runneth 

o'er: 


FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  107 

With  perfume  and  oil  thou  anointest  my  head ; 
Oh,  what  shall  I  ask  of  thy  providence  more  ? 

4  Let  goodness  and  mercy,  my  bountiful  God  ! 

Still  follow  my  steps  till  I  meet  thee  above; 
I  seek,  by  the  path  which  my  forefathers  trod 

Through  the  land  of  their  sojourn,  thy  king- 
dom of  love. 

Jesus,  Saviour,  pilot  me, 
Over  life's  tempestuous  sea  ; 
Unknown  waves  before  me  roll, 
Hiding  rock  and  treacherous  shoal ; 
Chart  and  compass  came  from  thee ; 
Jesus,  Saviour,  pilot  me. 

2  As  a  mother  stills  her  child, 
Thou  canst  hush  the  ocean  wild ; 
Boisterous  waves  obey  thy  will 
When  thou  say'st  to  them  "  Be  still !  " 
Wondrous  Sovereign  of  the  sea, 
Jesus,  Saviour,  pilot  me. 

3  When  at  last  I  near  the  shore, 
And  the  fearful  breakers  roar 
Twixt  me  and  the  peaceful  rest, 
Then,  while  leaning  on  thy  breast, 
May  I  hear  thee  say  to  me, 

"  Fear  not,  I  will  pilot  thee !  n 


103  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

-■-  ^  «-*  "  Altogether  lovely.** 

O  Jesus,  thou  the  beauty  art 

Of  angel- worlds  above; 
Thy  name  is  music  to  the  heart, 

Enchanting  it  with  love. 

2  O  Jesus,  Saviour,  hear  the  sighs 
Which  unto  thee  I  send; 

To  thee  my  inmost  spirit  cries, 
My  being's  hope  and  end. 

3  Stay  with  us,  Lord,  and  with  thy  light 
Illume  the  souFs  abyss; 

Scatter  the  darkness  of  our  night, 
And  fill  the  world  with  bliss. 

4  O  Jesus,  King  of  earth  and  heaven, 
Our  Life  and  Joy !  to  thee 

Be  honor,  thanks,  and  blessing  given 
Through  all  eternity ! 


'  Lead  on" 


124 

Jesus,  still  lead  on,  till  our  rest  be  won; 
And  although  the  way  be  cheerless, 
We  will  follow  calm  and  fearless; 

Guide  us  by  thy  hand  to  our  Fatherland. 

2  If  the  way  be  drear,  if  the  foe  be  near, 
Let  not  faithless  fears  o'ertake  us, 
Let  not  faith  and  hope  forsake  us; 

For,  through  many  a  foe,  to  our  home  we  go. 


FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  109 

3  When  we  seek  relief  from  a  long -felt  grief, 
When  temptations  come,  alluring, 

Make  us  patient  and  enduring;  [more. 

Show  us  that  bright  shore  where  we  weep  no 

4  Jesus,  still  lead  on,  till  our  rest  be  won ; 
Heavenly  Leader,  still  direct  us, 

Still  support,  console,  protect  us, 
Till  we  safely  stand  in  our  Fatherland. 

1  9*i 

J-  -  ^  The  Call  of  the  Disciples. 

Hark  !  the  voice  of  Jesus  calling, 

"  Follow  me,  follow  me  !  " 
Softly  through  the  silence  falling, 

"  Follow,  follow  me  !  " 
As  of  old  he  called  the  fishers, 

When  he  walked  by  Galilee, 
Still  his  patient  voice  is  pleading, 

"  Follow,  follow  me  !  " 

2  Who  will  heed  the  holy  mandate, 
"  Follow  me,  follow  me  ! " 

Leaving  all  things  at  his  bidding, 

"  Follow,  follow  me  !  " 
Hark!  that  tender  voice  entreating 

Mariners  on  life's  rough  sea, 
Gently,  lovinglv  repeating, 

"  Follow,  follow  me  !  " 

3  Hearken,  lest  he  plead  no  longer, 
"  Follow  me,  follow  me  !  " 


110  SPIRITUAL   SONGS 

Once  again,  oh,  hear  him  calling, 

"  Follow,  follow  me !  " 
Turning  swift  at  thy  sweet  summons, 

Evermore,  O  Christ,  would  we, 
For  thy  love  all  else  forsaking, 

Follow,  follow  thee ! 

1  OR 

J-^J^J  Christ  dying  to  save  us. 

There  is  a  green  hill  far  away, 

Without  a  city  wall, 
Where  the  dear  Lord  was  crucified, 

Who  died  to  save  us  all. 
We  may  not  know,  we  cannot  tell 

What  pains  he  had  to  bear ; 
But  we  believe  it  was  for  us 

He  hung  and  suffered  there. 

2  He  died  that  we  might  be  forgiven, 
He  died  to  make  us  good, 

That  we  might  go  at  last  to  heaven, 
Saved  by  his  precious  blood. 

There  was  no  other  good  enough 
To  pay  the  price  of  sin ; 
.     He  only  could  unlock  the  gate 
Of  heaven,  and  let  us  in. 

3  Oh,  dearly,  dearly  has  he  loved, 
And  we  must  love  him  too, 

And  trust  in  his  redeeming  blood, 
And  try  his  works  to  do. 


FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  Ill 

For  there  's  a  green  hill  far  away, 

Without  a  city  wall, 
Where  the  dear  Lord  was  crucified, 

Who  died  to  save  us  all. 


127 


11  The  Fairest  Face." 

1  heard  a  voice,  the  sweetest  voice 
That  mortal  ever  heard; 

Oh,  how  it  made  my  heart  rejoice, 

And  every  feeling  stirred ! 
'T  was  Jesus  spoke  to  me  so  mild ; 

He  called  me  to  his  side, 
And  said,  although  with  heart  defiled, 

I  might  in  him  confide. 

2  I  saw  his  face,  the  fairest  face 
That  mortal  ever  saw ; 

I  longed  the  Saviour  to  embrace, 
From  him  new  life  to  draw. 

"  Come  unto  me,"  he  kindly  said, 
"  And  I  will  give  thee  rest ; 

The  ransom-price  I  fully  paid — 
Repent!  believe!  be  blest!" 

3  I  felt  his  love,  the  strongest  love 
That  mortal  ever  felt; 

Oh,  how  it  drew  my  soul  above, 
And  made  my  hard  heart  melt ! 

My  burden  at  his  feet  I  laid, 
And  knew  the  joy  of  heaven, 


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As  in  my  willing  ear  he  said 
The  blessed  word,  "Forgiven!" 

1^8  The  Infant  Class. 

Jesus  loves  the  little  children, 

Knows  about  their  work  and  play, 

Helps  them  when  they  try  to  please  him, 
Hears  them  always  when  they  pray. 

Happy,  happy  little  children, 
Jesus  hears  them  when  they  pray ! 

2  Jesus  thinks  about  the  children 
All  the  nights  and  all  the  days ; 

Leads  the  little  feet  that  follow 
Into  wisdom's  pleasant  ways. 

Happy,  happy  little  children, 
Led  in  wisdom's  pleasant  ways ! 

3  He  will  keep  them,  when  they  ask  him, 
Always  patient,  true,  and  mild ; 

Jesus  knows  about  their  troubles — 
He  was  once  a  little  child. 

Blessed,  happy  little  children — 
He  was  once  a  little  child ! 

4  By  and  by,  for  those  who  love  him, 
He  will  come,  some  happy  day — 

Lead  them  to  the  pleasant  pastures 
Of  the  land  not  far  away. 

Oh,  the  safe  and  happy  children, 
In  the  land  not  far  away ! 


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1  <«"  "  He  first  loz'ed  us." 

Saviour  !  teach  me,  clay  by  day, 
Love's  sweet  lesson  to  obey ; 
Sweeter  lesson  cannot  be, 
Loving  him  who  first  loved  me. 
With  a  childlike  heart  of  love, 
At  thy  bidding  may  I  move  ; 
Prompt  to  serve  and  follow  thee, 
Loving  him  who  first  loved  me. 

2  Teach  me  all  thy  steps  to  trace, 
Strong  to  follow  in  thy  grace ; 
Learning  how  to  love  from  thee, 
Loving  him  who  first  loved  me. 
Thus  may  I  rejoice  to  show 
That  I  feel  the  love  I  owe; 
Singing,  till  thy  face  I  see, 
Of  his  love  who  first  loved  me. 

1^  A  little  child. 

Gentle  Jesus,  meek  and  mild, 
Look  upon  a  little  child ; 
Pity  my  simplicity ; 
Suffer  me  to  come  to  thee. 
Lamb  of  God,  I  look  to  thee, 
Thou  shalt  my  example  be ; 
Thou  art  gentle,  meek,  and  mild, 
Thou  wast  once  a  little  child. 

2  Fain  I  would  be  as  thou  art; 
Give  me  thy  obedient  heart  j 
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Thou  art  pitiful  and  kind ; 
Let  me  have  thy  loving  mind. 
Let  me  above  all  fulfil 
God  my  heavenly  Father's  will, 
Never  his  good  Spirit  grieve, 
Only  to  his  glory  live. 


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Christ  on  the  Cross. 

Jesus,  meek  and  lowly, 
Saviour,  pure  and  holy, 
On  thy  love  relying, 
Hear  me  humbly  crying ! 

2  Prince  of  life  and  power, 
My  salvation's  tower, 

On  the  cross  I  view  thee, 
Calling  sinners  to  thee. 

3  There  behold  me  gazing 
At  the  sight  amazing : 
Bending  low  before  thee, 
Helpless  I  adore  thee. 

4  By  that  fount  of  blessing 
Thy  dear  love  expressing, 
All  my  aching  sadness 
Turn  thou  into  gladness. 

5  Lord,  in  mercy  guide  me ! 
Be  thou  e'er  beside  me ; 

In  thy  ways  direct  me; 
'Neath  thy  wings  protect  me. 


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■*-*J^i  Jesus'  Name. 

Jesus  ! — the  very  thought  is  sweet; 
in  that  dear  name  all  heart-joys  meet; 
But  sweeter  than  sweet  honey  far 
The  glimpses  of  his  presence  are. 

2  Xo  word  is  sung  more  sweet  than  this : 
Xo  name  is  heard  more  full  of  bliss : 

Xo  thought  brings  sweeter  comfort  nigh, 
Than  Jesus,  Son  of  God  most  high. 

3  I  seek  for  Jesus  in  repose, 

When  round  my  heart  its  chambers  close : 
Abroad,  and  when  I  shut  the  door, 
I  long  for  Jesus  evermore. 

4  We  follow  Jesus  now,  and  raise 

The  voice  of  prayer,  the  hymn  of  praise, 
That  he  at  last  may  make  us  meet 
With  him  to  gain  the  heavenly  seat. 

^OO  The  Heavenly  Song. 

Hear  the  song  through  heaven  ringing, 
"  Worthy,  worthy  is  the  Lamb  ! " 

Down  to  earth  the  angels  bringing; 

Let  the  people  join  their  singing, 
Worthy,  worthy  is  the  Lamb ! 

Swell  the  chorus;  tell  the  story; 

Blessing,  honor,  power,  and  glory 
Give  for  ever  to  the  Lamb ! 


116  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

2  With  his  precious  blood  he  bought  us,- 
Worthy,  worthy  is  the  Lamb ! 

Lost  in  sin,  he  came  and  sought  us  \ 
To  the  paths  of  peace  he  brought  us ; — 

Worthy,  worthy  is  the  Lamb ! 
From  our  sins  he  came  to  save  us, 
All  the  wayward  past  forgave  us; 

Praise  for  ever  to  the  Lamb ! 

3  O'er  and  o'er,  our  lips  confessing, 
Worthy,  worthy  is  the  Lamb ! 

Give  him  honor,  power,  and  blessing, 
All  we  have  in  him  possessing; 

Worthy,  worthy  is  the  Lamb ! 
Let  our  lives  repeat  the  story ; 
Blessing,  honor,  power,  and  glory 

Be  for  ever  to  the  Lamb  ! 


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Christ  our  Leader. 

Saviour,  blessed  Saviour! 

Listen  while  we  sing, 
Hearts  and  voices  raising 

Praises  to  our  King  ! 
All  we  have  to  offer, 

All  we  hope  to  be, 
Body,  soul,  and  spirit, 

All  we  yield  to  thee. 

Cho. — Saviour,  blessed  Saviour ! 
Listen  while  we  sing, 


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Hearts  and  voices  raising 
Praises  to  our  King! 
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2  Clearer  still  and  clearer 
Dawns  the  light  from  heaven, 

In  our  sadness  bringing 

News  of  sins  forgiven  : 
Life  has  lost  its  shadows, 

Pure  the  light  within ; 
Thou  hast  shed  thy  radiance 

On  a  world  of  sin. 

3  Onward,  ever  onward, 
Journeying  o'er  the  road 

Worn  by  saints  before  us, 

Journeying  on  to  God : 
Leaving  all  behind  us, 

May  we  hasten  on, 
Backward  never  looking 

Till  the  prize  is  won. 

4  Higher,  then,  and  higher 
Bear  the  ransomed  soul, 

Earthly  toils  forgotten, 

Saviour !  to  its  goal ; 
Where,  in  joys  unthought  of, 

Saints  with  angels  sing, 
Never  weary,  raising 

Praises  to  their  King ! 


113  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

J-^t)  The  Birth  at  Bethlehem. 

Holy  night !  peaceful  night ! 
Through  the  darkness  Yearns  a  light 
Yonder,  where  they  sweet  vigils  keep 
O'er  the  Babe,  who,  in  silent  sleep, 
Rests  in  heavenly  peace. 

2  Silent  night !  holiest  night  ! 
Darkness  flies  and  all  is  light ! 
Shepherds  hear  the  angels  sing — 
"  Hallelujah  !  hail  the  King ! 

Jesus  Christ  is  here  !  " 

3  Silent  night !  holiest  night ! 
Guiding  Star,  oh,  lend  thy  light ! 
See  the  eastern  wise  men  bring 
Gifts  and  homage  to  our  King ! 

Jesus  Christ  is  here ! 

4  Silent  night !  holiest  night ! 
Wondrous  Star  !  oh,  lend  thy  light ! 
With  the  angels  let  us  sing 
Hallelujah  to  our  King ! 

Jesus  Christ  is  here ! 


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"  Come  unto  me" 

Come  unto  me,  ye  weary, 

And  I  will  give  you  rest : 
Oh,  blessed  voice  of  Jesus, 

Which  comes  to  hearts  oppressed! 


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It  tells  of  benediction, 

Of  pardon,  grace,  and  peace, 

Of  joy  that  hath  no  ending, 
Of  love  that  cannot  cease. 

2  Come  unto  me,  ye  wanderers, 
And  I  will  give  you  light : 

Oh,  loving  voice  of  Jesus, 

Which  comes  to  cheer  the  night ! 

Our  hearts  were  filled  with  sadness, 
And  we  had  lost  our  way, 

But  he  has  brought  us  gladness, 
And  songs  at  break  of  day. 

3  Come  unto  me,  ye  fainting, 
And  I  will  give  you  life : 

Oh,  cheering  voice  of  Jesus, 
Which  comes  to  aid  our  strife ! 

The  foe  is  stern  and  eager, 
The  fight  is  fierce  and  long; 

But  he  has  made  us  mighty, 
And  stronger  than  the  strong. 

4  And  whosoever  cometh, 
I  will  not  cast  him  out : 

Oh,  welcome  voice  of  Jesus, 
Which  drives  away  our  doubt ! 

Which  calls  us — guilty  sinners — 
Unworthy  though  we  be 

Of  love  so  free  and  boundless, 
To  cdme,  dear  Lord,  to  thee. 


120  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

1  37 

•*■  ^  •  The  Promise. 

0  Jesus,  I  have  promised 
To  serve  thee  to  the  end ; 

Be  thou  for  ever  near  me, 
My  Master  and  my  Friend. 

1  shall  not  fear  the  battle 
If  thou  art  by  my  side, 

Nor  wander  from  the  pathway 
If  thou  wilt  be  my  guide. 

Ref. — Tenderly  lead  me,  Saviour  ! 

Tenderly  lead  me,  Saviour  ! 
Jesus  save  me,  guide  me,  feed  me, 
Keep  me  to  the  end. 

2  Oh,  let  me  feel  thee  near  me— 
The  world  is  ever  near ; 

I  see  the  sights  that  dazzle, 
The  tempting  sounds  I  hear. 

My  foes  are  ever  near  me, 
Around  me  and  within  • 

But,  Jesus,  draw  thou  nearer, 
And  shield  my  soul  from  sin. 

3  Oh,  let  me  hear  thee  speaking 
In  accents  clear  and  still, 

Above  the  storms  of  passion, 
The  murmurs  of  self-will. 

Oh,  speak  to  re-assure  me, 
To  hasten  or  control : 


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Oh,  speak,  and  make  me  listen, 
Thou  Guardian  of  my  soul. 

4  Oh,  Jesus,  thou  hast  promised 

To  all  who  follow  thee, 
That  where  thou  art  in  glory 

There  shall  thy  servant  be ; 
And,  Jesus,  I  have  promised 

To  serve  thee  to  the  end  : 
Oh,  give  me  grace  to  follow 

My  Master  and  my  Friend. 

Happy  in  the  Lord. 

Jesus  died  upon  the  tree, 
That  from  sin  we  might  be  free, 
And  for  ever  happy  be — 

Happy  in  his  love. 
He  has  paid  the  debt  we  owe — 
If  with  trusting  hearts  we  go, 
He  will  wash  us  white  as  snow, 

In  his  blood. 

Cho. — Then  with  joy  and  gladness  sing; 
Happy,  ever  happy  be — 
Praises  to  our  heavenly  King — 
Happy  in  the  Lord ! 

2  Lord,  we  bring  our  hearts  to  thee  ; 
Dying  love  is  all  our  plea, 
Thine  for  ever  we  would  be — 
Jesus,  ever  thine. 


122  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

.  Jesus  smiles  and  bids  us  come, 
In  his  loving  arms  there  's  room ; 
He  will  bear  us  safely  home — 
Home  above. 

3  When  we  reach  that  shining  shore, 
All  our  suffering  will  be  o'er — 
We  shall  sigh  and  weep  no  more, 

In  that  land  of  love; 
But  in  robes  of  spotless  white, 
And  with  crowns  of  glory  bright, 
We  will  range  the  fields  of  light, 

Evermore. 


139 


Praise  to  Jesus. 

When  morning  gilds  the  skies, 
My  heart  awaking  cries, 

May  Jesus  Christ  be  praised  ! 
Alike  at  work  and  prayer, 
To  Jesus  I  repair ; 

May  Jesus  Christ  be  praised ! 

2  Does  sadness  fill  my  mind  ? 
A  solace  here  I  find, 

May  Jesus  Christ  be  praised  ! 
Or  fades  my  earthly  bliss  ? 
My  comfort  still  is  this, 

May  Jesus  Christ  be  praised  ! 

3  The  night  becomes  as  day, 
When  from  the  heart  we  say, 


140 


141 


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May  Jesus  Christ  be  praised ! 
The  powers  of  darkness  fear 
When  this  sweet  chant  they  hear, 

May  Jesus  Christ  be  praised ! 

4  In  heaven's  eternal  bliss 
The  loveliest  strain  is  this, 

Let  Jesus  Christ  be  praised! 
Let  earth  and  sea  and  sky 
From  depth  to  height  reply, 

May  Jesus  Christ  be  praised ! 

M  Suffer  little  Children:' 

Humble  praises,  holy  Jesus, 

Infant  voices  raise  to  thee  : 
In  thy  mercy,  oh,  receive  us  ! 

Suffer  us  thy  lambs  to  be. 

2  Blessed  Jesus !  thou  hast  bidden 
Babes  like  us  to  come  to  thee, 

Though  by  thy  disciples  chidden, 
Thou  didst  tell  them  not  to  flee. 

3  Saviour,  condescend  to  feed  us ; 
Richly  let  thy  mercy  flow  : 

Send  thy  Spirit,  blessed  Jesus! 
Light  and  life  on  us  bestow. 

Bethlehem. 

Once  in  royal  David's  city 
Stood  a  lowly  cattle  shed. 


124  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

Where  a  mother  laid  her  Baby, 

In  a  manger  for  his  bed : 
Mary  was  that  mother  mild, 
Jesus  Christ  her  little  child. 

2  He  came  down  to  earth  from  heaven 
Who  is  God  and  Lord  of  all, 

And  his  shelter  was  a  stable, 
And  his  cradle  was  a  stall : 
With  the  poor,  and  mean,  and  lowly 
Lived  on  earth  our  Saviour  holy. 

3  Oh,  our  eyes  at  last  shall  see  him 
Through  his  own  redeeming  love, 

For  that  child  so  dear  and  gentle 

Is  our  God  in  heaven  above ; 
And  he  leads  his  children  on 
To  the  place  where  he  is  gone. 

4  Not  in  that  poor,  lowly  stable, 
With  the  oxen  standing  by, 

We  shall  see  him ;  but  in  heaven, 

Set  at  God's  right  hand  on  high ; 
When  like  stars  his  children  crowned 
All  in  white  shall  wait  around. 

142  «  jesus  Wept" 

Jesus  wept !  those  tears  are  over, 
But  his  heart  is  still  the  same; 

Kinsman,  Friend,  and  elder  Brother 
Is  his  everlasting  name. 


143 


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Saviour,  who  can  love  like  thee, 
Gracious  One  of  Bethany  ? 

2  When  the  pangs  of  trial  seize  us,. 
When  the  waves  of  sorrow  roll, 

1  will  lay  my  head  on  Jesus, 
Pillow  of  the  troubled  soul. 

Surely  none  can  feel  like  thee, 
Weeping  one  of  Bethany  ! 

3  Jesus  wept !  and  still  in  glory 

He  can  mark  each  mourner's  tear ; 
Living  to  retrace  the  story 

Of  the  hearts  he  solaced  here. 
Lord,  when  I  am  called  to  die, 
Let  me  think  of  Bethany. 

4  Jesus  wept !  that  tear  of  sorrow 
Is  a  legacy  of  love; 

Yesterday,  to-day,  to-morrow. 

He  the  same  doth  ever  prove, 
Thou  art  all  in  all  to  me, 
Living  one  of  Bethany. 

Morning  Prayer. 

Jesus,  holy,  undefiled, 

Listen  to  a  little  child; 

Thou  hast  sent  the  glorious  light, 

Chasing  far  the  silent  night. 

2  Thou  hast  sent  the  sun  to  shine 
O'er  this  glorious  world  of  thine, 


126  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

Warmth  to  give  and  pleasant  glow- 
On  each  tender  flower  below. 

3  Make  me,  Lord,  obedient,  mild, 
As  becomes  a  little  child ; 

All  day  long,  in  every  way, 
Teach  me  what  to  do  and  say. 

4  Help  me  never  to  forget 
That  in  thy  great  book  is  set 
All  that  children  think  and  say, 
For  the  awful  Judgment  Day. 

5  Let  me  never  speak  a  word 
That  will  make  thee  angry,  Lord 
Help  me  so  to  live  in  love 

As  thine  angels  do  above, 

6  Make  me,  Lord,  in  work  and  play, 
Thine  more  truly  every  day, 

And  when  thou  at  last  shalt  come, 
Take  me  to  thy  heavenly  home. 


144 


The  True  Test. 


We  may  not  climb  the  heavenly  steeps 
To  bring  the  Lord  Christ  down  ; 

In  vain  we  search  the  lowest  deeps, 
For  him  no  depths  can  drown. 

2  But  warm,  sweet,  tender,  even  yet 
A  present  help  is  he ; 


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And  faith  has  yet  its  Olivet, 
And  love  its  Galilee. 

3  The  healing  of  the  seamless  dress 
Is  by  our  beds  of  pain  ; 

We  touch  him  in  life's  throng  and  press, 
And  we  are  whole  again. 

4  Through  him  the  first  fond  prayers  are  said, 
Our  lips  of  childhood  frame; 

The  last  low  whispers  of  our  dead 
Are  burdened  with  his  name. 

5  O  Lord  and  Master  of  us  all, 
Whate'er  our  name  or  sign, 

We  own  thy  sway,  we  hear  thy  call, 
We  test  our  lives  by  thine ! 

l^'J  Bearing  the  Cross. 

Jesus,  I  my  cross  have  taken, 

All  to  leave,  and  follow  thee ; 
Naked,  poor,  despised,  forsaken, 

Thou,  from  hence,  my  all  shalt  be ! 
Perish  every  fond  ambition, 

All  I  Ve  sought,  or  hoped,  or  known, 
Yet  how  rich  is  my  condition — 

God  and  heaven  are  still  my  own ! 

2  Let  the  world  despise  and  leave  me, 
They  have  left  my  Saviour,  too; 

Human  hearts  and  looks  deceive  me — 
Thou  art  not,  like  them,  untrue ; 


128  SPIRITUAL   SONGS 

Oh,  while  thou  dost  smile  upon  me, 
God  of  wisdom,  love,  and  might, 

Foes  may  hate,  and  friends  disown  me, 
Show  thy  face,  and  all  is  bright. 

3  Man  may  trouble  and  distress  me, 
'T  will  but  drive  me  to  thy  breast; 

Life  with  trials  hard  may  press  me ; 

Heaven  will  bring  me  sweeter  rest ! 
Oh,  't  is  not  in  grief  to  harm  me, 

While  thy  love  is  left  to  me ; 
Oh,  't  were  not  in  joy  to  charm  me, 

Were  that  joy  unmixed  with  thee. 

4  Go,  then,  earthly  fame  and  treasure ! 
Come  disaster,  scorn,  and  pain  ! 

In  thy  service  pain  is  pleasure, 
With  thy  favor,  loss  is  gain. 

I  have  called  thee — Abba,  Father, 
I  have  stayed  my  heart  on  thee ! 

Storms  may  howl,  and  clouds  may  gather, 
All  must  work  for  good  to  me. 


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The  Crown  coming. 

Soul,  then  know  thy  full  salvation, 
Rise  o'er  sin,  and  fear,  and  care ; 

Joy,  to  find  in  every  station 
Something  still  to  do  or  bear. 

Think  what  Spirit  dwells  within  thee ; 
Think  what  Father's  smiles  are  thine ; 


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Think  that  Jesus  died  to  win  thee ! 
Child  of  "heaven,  canst  thou  repine  ? 

2   Haste  thee  on  from  grace  to  glory, 

Armed  by  faith  and  winged  by  prayer ! 
Heaven's  eternal  day  's  before  thee, 

God's  own  hand  shall  guide  thee  there : 
Soon  shall  close  thy  earthly  mission, 

Soon  shall  pass  thy  pilgrim  days, 
Hope  shall  change  to  glad  fruition, 

Faith  to  sight,  and  prayer  to  praise. 

Perfect  Peace. 

In  heavenly  love  abiding, 

Xo  change  my  heart  shall  fear, 
And  safe  is  such  confiding, 

For  nothing  changes  here  : 
The  storm  may  roar  without  me, 

My  heart  may  low  be  laid, 
But  God  is  round  about  me, 

And  can  I  be  dismayed  ? 

2  Wherever  he  may  guide  me, 

Xo  want  shall  turn  me  back; 
My  Shepherd  is  beside  me, 

And  nothing  can  I  lack : 
His  wisdom  ever  waketh, 

His  sight  is  never  dim : 
He  knows  the  way  he  taketh, 

And  I  will  walk  with  him. 

9 


130  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

3  Green  pastures  are  before  me, 

Which  yet  I  have  not  seen ; 
Bright  skies  will  soon  be  o'er  me, 

Where  darkest  clouds  have  been : 
My  hope  I  cannot  measure; 

My  path  to  life  is  free ; 
My  Saviour  has  my  treasure, 

And  he  will  walk  with  me. 

J-^O  "  They  saw  the  Star." 

When,  marshaled  on  the  nightly  plain, 

The  glittering  host  bestud  the  sky, 
One  star  alone  of  all  the  train 

Can  fix  the  sinner's  wandering  eye. 
Hark !  hark !  to  God  the  chorus  breaks 

From  every  host,  from  every  gem; 
But  one  alone  the  Saviour  speaks, — 

It  is  the  Star  of  Bethlehem. 

2  Once  on  the  raging  seas  I  rode, 

The  storm  was  loud,  the  night  was  dark, 
The  ocean  yawned,  and  rudely  blowed 

The  wind  that  tossed  my  foundering  bark. 
Deep  horror  then  my  vitals  froze; 

Death-struck,  I  ceased  the  tide  to  stem ; 
When  suddenly  a  star  arose, — 

It  was  the  Star  of  Bethlehem ! 

3  It  was  my  guide,  my  light,  my  all; 
It  bade  my  dark  forebodings  cease, 


FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  13J 

And  through  the  storm  and  danger's  thrall 
It  led  me  to  the  port  of  peace. 

Now  safely  moored,  my  perils  o'er, 
I  '11  sing,  first  in  night's  diadem, 

For  ever  and  for  evermore, 

The  Star,  the  Star  of  Bethlehem'! 

"J  God's  Leading. 

He  leadeth  me  !  oh,  blessed  thought, 
Oh,  words  with  heavenly  comfort  fraught ! 
Whate'er  I  do,  where'er  I  be, 
Still  't  is  God's  hand  that  leadeth  me. 

Ref. — He  leadeth  me!  he  leadeth  me! 
By  his  own  hand  he  leadeth  me ; 
His  faithful  follower  I  would  be, 
For  by  his  hand  he  leadeth  me ! 

2  Sometimes  'mid  scenes  of  deepest  gloom, 
Sometimes  where  Eden's  bowers  bloom, 
By  waters  still,  o'er  troubled  sea, — 

Still  't  is  his  hand  that  leadeth  me ! 

3  Lord,  I  would  clasp  thy  hand  in  mine, 
Nor  ever  murmur  nor  repine ; 
Content,  whatever  lot  I  see, 

Since  't  is  my  God  that  leadeth  me. 

4  And  when  my  task  on  earth  is  done, 
When  by  thy  grace  the  victory  's  won, 
Ev'n  death's  cold  wave  I  will  not  flee, 
Since  God  through  Jordan  leadeth  me. 


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l&V  The  Spirit's  Blessing. 

Heavenly  Father,  send  thy  blessing 
On  thy  children  gathered  here; 

May  they  all,  thy  name  confessing, 
Be  to  thee  for  ever  dear. 

Holy  Saviour,  who  in  meekness 
Didst  vouchsafe  a  child  to  be, 

Guide  their  steps  and  help  their  weakness- 
Bless,  and  make  them  like  to  thee. 

2  Bear  the  lambs,  when  they  are  weary, 

In  thine  arms  and  on  thy  breast; 
Through  life's  desert  dark  and  dreary 

Bring  them  to  thy  heavenly  rest. 
Spread  thy  wings  of  blessing  o'er  them, 

Holy  Spirit,  from  above; 
Guide,  and  lead,  and  go  before  them, 

Give  them  peace,  and  joy,  and  love. 

l^i-  God 's  Perfections. 

God,  my  King,  thy  might  confessing, 

Ever  will  I  bless  thy  name ; 
Day  by  day  thy  throne  addressing, 

Still  will  I  thy  praise  proclaim. 
Nor  shall  fail  from  memory's  treasure 

Works  by  love  and  mercy  wrought — 
Works  of  love  surpassing  measure, 

Works  of  mercy  passing  thought. 

2  Full  of  kindness  and  compassion, 
Slow  to  anger,  vast  in  love, 


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God  is  good  to  all  creation ; 

All  his  works  his  goodness  prove. 
All  thy  works,  O  Lord,  shall  bless  thee, 

Thee  shall  all  thy  saints  adore; 
King  supreme  shall  they  confess  thee, 

And  proclaim  thy  sovereign  power. 

J-  O-  Xhe  Spirit  sought. 

Holy  Ghost!  dispel  our  sadness, 

Pierce  the  clouds  of  sinful  night ; 
Come,  thou  Source  of  sweetest  gladness  ! 

Breathe  thy  life,  and  spread  thy  light : 
Come,  thou  best  of  all  donations 

God  can  give,  or  we  implore ! 
Having  thy  sweet  consolations, 

We  need  wish  for  nothing  more. 

2  From  that  height  which  knows  no  measure, 
As  a  gracious  shower  descend, 

Bringing  down  the  richest  treasure 
Man  can  wish,  or  God  can  send : 

Author  of  the  new  creation  ! 

Come,  with  unction  and  with  power ; 

Make  our  hearts  thy  habitation  ; 
On  our  souls  thy  graces  shower. 

3  Manifest  thy  love  for  ever; 
Fence  us  in  on  every  side ; 

In  distress  be  our  Reliever; 

Guard  and  teach,  support  and  guide: 


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Hear,  oh,  hear  our  supplication, 
Loving  Spirit,  God  of  peace  ! 

Rest  upon  this  congregation, 
With  the  fulness  of  thy  grace  ! 


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"  One  in  Three." 

Come,  thou  almighty  King, 
Help  us  thy  name  to  sing, 

Help  us  to  praise  : 
Father !  all-glorious, 
O'er  all  victorious, 
Come,  and  reign  over  us, 

Ancient  of  Days ! 

2  Come,  thou  incarnate  Word, 
Gird  on  thy  mighty  sword; 

Our  prayer  attend; 
Come,  and  thy  people  bless, 
And  give  thy  word  success ; 
Spirit  of  holiness  ! 

On  us  descend. 

3  Come,  holy  Comforter ! 
Thy  sacred  witness  bear, 

In  this  glad  hour  : 
Thou,  who  almighty  art, 
Now  rule  in  every  heart, 
And  ne'er  from  us  depart, 

Spirit  orpower ! 


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4  To  the  great  One  in  Three 
The  highest  praises  be, 

Hence  evermore ! 
His  sovereign  majesty 
May  we  in  glory  see, 
And  to  eternity 

Love  and  adore. 


"  Let  there  be  light." 

Thou  !  whose  almighty  word 
Chaos  and  darkness  heard, 

And  took  their  flight, 
Hear  us,  we  humbly  pray, 
And,  where  the  gospel's  day 
Sheds  not  its  glorious  ray, 

"  Let  there  be  light !  " 

2  Thou  !  who  didst  come  to  bring, 
On  thy  redeeming  wing, 

Healing  and  sight, 
Health  to  the  sick  in  mind, 
Sight  to  the  inly  blind, — 
Oh,  now  to  all  mankind 

"  Let  there  be  light !  " 

3  Spirit  of  truth  and  love, 
Life-giving  holy  Dove! 

Speed  forth  thy  flight : 
Move  o'er  the  water's  face, 
Bearing  the  lamp  of  grace, 


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And  in  earth's  darkest  place, 
"  Let  there  be  light !  " 

4  Blessed  and  holy  Three, 
All-glorious  Trinity, — 

Wisdom,  Love,  Might ! 
Boundless  as  ocean's  tide 
Rolling  in  fullest  pride, 
Through  the  world,  far  and  wide,- 

"  Let  there  be  light ! " 


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The  Spirit's  Striving. 

While  on  thy  heart  is  falling 
The  Saviour's  gentle  calling, 

Come,  come  to-day ! 
Ere  evil's  hold  is  stronger, 
When  thou  wilt  heed  no  longer, 

Why  not  obey  ? 

Why  not  to-day  ? 

2  Thy  heart  is  sorely  needing 
To  listen  to  his  pleading — 

Wherefore  delay  ? 
Will  waiting  bring  thee  nearer, 
Or  make  thy  vision  clearer 

To  see  the  way  ? 

Oh,  come  to-day  ! 

3  Behold,  the  Spirit  knoweth 
What  strong  temptation  groweth 

Across  thy  way  : 


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And  prayer  for  strength  in  trial 
Hath  never  met  denial \ 

Oh,  then,  to-day 

Turn  not  away ! 

4  Neglected,  scorned,  and  hated, 
Was  ever  friend  who  waited 

Such  long  delay  ? 
Oh,  come,  thy  wrong  confessing, 
Nor  put  thy  day  of  blessing 

Too  far  away  : 

Oh,  come  to-day ! 

The  Baptism  of  the  Spirit. 

Hail  !  thou  God  of  grace  and  glory ! 

Who  thy  name  hast  magnified, 
By  redemption's  wondrous  story, 

By  the  Saviour  crucified ; 
Thanks  to  thee  for  every  blessing 

Flowing  from  the  Fount  of  love ; 
Thanks  for  present  good  unceasing, 

And  for  hopes  of  bliss  above. 

2   Hear  us,  as  thus  bending  lowly. 

Near  thy  bright  and  burning  throne, 
We  invoke  thee,  God  most  holy  1 

Through  thy  well-beloved  Son; 
Send  the  baptism  of  thy  Spirit, 

Shed  the  pentecostal  fire  ; 
Let  us  all  thy  grace  inherit, 

Waken,  crown  each  good  desire. 


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3  Bind  thy  people,  Lord  !  in  union, 

With  the  sevenfold  cord  of  love ; 
Breathe  a  spirit  of  communion 

With  the  glorious  hosts  above ; 
Let  thy  work  be  seen  progressing : 

Bow  each  heart,  and  bend  each  knee, 
Till  the  world,  thy  truth  possessing, 

Celebrates  its  jubilee. 


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"  Come  with  us  to  stay  !  " 

Holy  Spirit  !  hear  us 

On  this  Sabbath  day; 
Come  to  us  with  blessing, 

Come  with  us  to  stay : 
Come,  as  once  thou  earnest 

To  the  faithful  few, 
Patiently  awaiting 

Jesus'  promise  true. 

2  Up  to  heaven  ascending 
Our  dear  Lord  has  gone ; 

Yet  his  little  children 
Leaves  he  not  alone. 

To  his  blessed  promise 
Now  in  faith  we  cling ; — 

Comforter,  most  holy ! 
Spread  o'er  us  thy  wing 

3  Lighten  thou  our  darkness, 
Be  thyself  our  light ; 


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Strengthen  thou  our  weakness, 

Spirit  of  all  might ! 
In  our  doubt  give  counsel, 

In  temptation  aid; 
Say  to  us  in  danger, 

"  Be  not  ye  afraid  !  n 

4  Spirit  of  adoption  ! 

Make  us  overflow 
With  thy  sevenfold  blessing, 

And  in  grace  to  grow ; 
"  Into  Chris%  baptized," 

Grant  that  we  may  be, 
Day  and  night,  dear  Spirit, 

Perfected  by  thee ! 

"  He  hath  borne  our  iniquities." 

I  lay  my  sins  on  Jesus, 

The  spotless  Lamb  of  God; 

He  bears  them  all  and  frees  us 
From  the  accursed  load  : 

1  bring  my  guilt  to  Jesus, 

To  wash  my  crimson  stains 
White,  in  his  blood  most  precious, 
Till  not  a  stain  remans. 

2  I  lay  my  wants  on  Jesus ; 
All  fulness  dwells  in  him ; 

He  healeth  my  diseases, 
He  doth  my  soul  redeem  : 


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I  lay  my  griefs  on  Jesus, 
My  burdens  and  my  cares; 

He  from  them  all  releases, 
He  all  my  sorrows  shares. 

3  I  rest  my  soul  on  Jesus, 
This  weary  soul  of  mine  ; 

His  right  hand  me  embraces, 
I  on  his  breast  recline : 

I  love  the  name  of  Jesus, 
Immanuel,  Christ,  the  Lord ; 

Like  fragrance  an  the  breezes, 
His  name  abroad  is  poured. 

4  I  long  to  be  like  Jesus, 
Meek,  loving,  lowly,  mild ; 

I  long  to  be  like  Jesus, 
The  Father's  holy  child : 

I  long  to  be  with  Jesus 
Amid  the  heavenly  throng, 

To  sing  with  saints  his  praises, 
And  learn  the  angels'  song. 


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God's  Welcome. 

There  's  a  wideness  in  God's  mercy, 
Like  the  wideness  of  the  sea  : 

There  's  a  kindness  in  his  justice, 
Which  is  more  than  liberty. 

There  is  welcome  for  the  sinner, 
And  more  graces  for  the  good ; 


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There  is  mercy  with  the  Saviour ; 
There  is  healing  in  his  blood. 

2  There  is  no  place  where  earth's  sorrows 
Are  more  felt  than  up  in  heaven  ; 

There  is  no  place  where  earth's  failings 
Have  such  kindly  judgment  given. 

There  is  plentiful  redemption 

In  the  blood  that  has  been  shed ; 

There  is  joy  for  all  the  members 
In  the  sorrows  of  the  Head. 

3  For  the  love  of  God  is  broader 
Than  the  measure  of  man's  mind; 

And  the  heart  of  the  Eternal 

Is  most  wonderfully  kind. 
If  our  love  were  but  more  simple, 

We  should  take  him  at  his  word ; 
And  our  lives  would  be  all  sunshine 

In  the  sweetness  of  our  Lord. 

J-tMJ  "  I  am  the  Light" 

The  whole  world  was  lost  in  the  darkness  of  sin; 

The  light  of  the  world  is  Jesus ; 
Like  sunshine  at  noon-day  his  glory  shone  in, 

The  light  of  the  world  is  Jesus. 

Ref. — Come  to  the  light,  't  is  shining  for  thee; 
Sweetly  the  light  has  dawned  upon  me ; 
Once  I  was  blind,  but  now  I  can  see  : 
The  light  of  the  world  is  Jesus. 


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2  No  darkness  have  we  who  in  Jesus  abide, 
The  light  of  the  world  is  Jesus; 

We  walk  in  the  light  when  we  follow  our  guide 
The  light  of  the  world  is  Jesus. 

3  No  need  of  the  sunlight  in  heaven,  we  're  told, 
The  light  of  the  world  is  Jesus ; 

The  Lamb  is  the  light  in  the  City  of  Gold, 
The  light  of  the  world  is  Jesus. 

lOl  uffis   beautiful  Facer 

Oh,  come  to  the  merciful  Saviour  that  calls  you, 
Oh,  come   to  the   Lord   who  forgives  and 
forgets  \ 
Though  dark  be  the  fortune  on  earth  that  befalls 
you, 
There  's  a  bright  home  above  where  the  sun 
never  sets. 

Ref. — Oh,  come  then  to  Jesus,  whose  arms  are 
extended 
To  fold  his  dear  children  in  closest 
embrace ; 
Oh,  come,  for  your  exile  will  shortly  be 
ended, 
And  Jesus  will  show  you  his  beautiful 
face. 

2  Come,  come  to  his  feet  and  lay  open  your  story 
Of  suffering  and  sorrow,  of  guilt  and  of  shame; 


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For  the  pardon  of  sin  is  the  crown  of  his  glory, 
And  the  joy  of  our  Lord  to  be  true  to  his  name. 

3  Then   come  to   the    Saviour,  whose  mercy 

grows  brighter 

The  longer  you  look  at  the  depths  of  his  love; 

And  fear  not — 't  is  Jesus,  and  life's  cares  grow 

lighter 

As  you  think  of  the  home  and  the  glory  above. 

■lva  Tfre  Crown  of  Life. 

Childhood's  years  are  passing  o'er  us, 

Youthful  days  will  soon  be  done; 
Cares  and  sorrows  lie  before  us, 

Hidden  dangers,  snares  unknown. 
Oh,  may  he  who,  meek  and  lowly, 

Trod  himself  this  vale  of  woe, 
Make  us  his,  and  make  us  holy, 

Guard  and  guide  us  while  we  go. 

2  Hark  !  it  is  the  Saviour  calling, 

"  Little  children,  follow  me ! " 
Jesus,  keep  our  feet  from  falling ; 

Teach  us  all  to  follow  thee. 
Soon  we  part — it  may  be  never, 

Never  here  to  meet  again ; 
Oh,  to  meet  in  heaven  for  ever ! 

Oh,  the  crown  of  life  to  gain  ! 


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±VO  Guidance. 

Gently,  Lord,  oh,  gently  lead  us 

Through  this  lonely  vale  of  tears, 
Through  the  changes  thou  'st  decreed  us, 

Till  our  last  great  change  appears ; 
When  temptation's  darts  assail  us, 

When  in  devious  paths  we  stray, 
Let  thy  goodness  never  fail  us, 

Lead  us  in  thy  perfect  way. 

2  In  the  hour  of  pain  and  anguish, 

In  the  hour  when  death  draws  near, 
Suffer  not  our  hearts  to  languish, 

Suffer  not  our  souls  to  fear ; 
And  when  mortal  life  is  ended, 

Bid  us  in  thine  arms  to  rest, 
Till,  by  angel  bands  attended, 

We  awake  among  the  blest. 

■*-  U  "^  il  Iji  the  way  we  should  go. ' ' 

Bv  cool  Siloam's  shady  rill 

How  fair  the  lily  grows ; 
How  sweet  the  breath  beneath  the  hill 

Of  Sharon's  dewy  rose. 
Lo,  such  the  child  whose  early  feet 

The  paths  of  peace  have  trod, 
Whose  secret  heart,  with  influence  sweet, 

Is  upward  drawn  to  God. 

2  By  cool  Siloam's  shady  rill 
The  lily  must  decay ; 


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lie  rose  that  blooms  beneath  the  hill 
Must  shortly  fade  away. 
..d  soon,  too  soon,  the  wintry  hour 
Of  man's  maturer  age 
May  shake  the  soul  with  sorrow's  power, 
And  stormy  passion's  rage. 

3  O  thou,  whose  infant  feet  were  found 

Within  thy  Father's  shrine, 
Whose  years,  with  changeless  virtue  crowned, 

Were  all  alike  divine ! 
Dependent  on  thy  bounteous  breath, 

We  seek  thy  grace  alone, 
In  childhood,  manhood,  age,  and  death, 

To  keep  us  still  thine  own. 

J- 1>0  Before  the  Cross. 

Sweet  the  moments,  rich  in  blessing, 

Which  before  the  cross  we  spend; 
Life,  and  health,  and  peace  possessing, 

From  the  sinner's  dying  Friend. 
Truly  blessed  is  this  station, 

Low  before  his  cross  to  lie, 
While  we  see  divine  compassion 

Beaming  in  his  gracious  eye. 

2   Love  and  grief  our  hearts  dividing, 
With  our  tears  his  feet  we  bathe; 

Constant  still,  in  faith  abiding, 
Life  deriving  from  his  death. 
10 


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For  thy  sorrows  we  adore  thee, 

For  the  pains  that  wrought  our  peace ; 

Gracious  Saviour !  we  implore  thee 
In  our  souls  thy  love  increase. 

3  Here  we  feel  our  sins  forgiven, 

While  upon  the  Lamb  we  gaze; 
And  our  thoughts  are  all  of  heaven, 

And  our  lips  o'erflow  with  praise. 
Still  in  ceaseless  contemplation, 

Fix  our  hearts  and  eyes  on  thee, 
Till  we  taste  thy  full  salvation, 

And,  unvailed,  thy  glories  see. 


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Willing  at  Last. 

Saviour,  I  am  willing  now, 

Lo,  I  come  to  thee! 
In  divine  compassion  thou 

Camest  unto  me. 
Long,  without  my  prison-gate, 
Thou  didst  watch,  and  call,  and  wait, 
Oh,  I  thank  thee,  not  too  late — 

Thou  wilt  set  me  free ! 

2  What  am  I,  who  seek  thy  face, 

Burdened  with  my  grief? 
What  have  I  to  claim  thy  grace— 

I,  of  sinners  chief? 
Can  it  be  thou  wilt  relieve  ? 
Can  it  be  thou  wilt  receive  ? 


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Blessed  Jesus,  I  believe — 
Help  my  unbelief! 

3  Why  should  I  thy  mercy  doubt  ? 

Through  my  fleeting  years 
Thou  hast  stood  and  knocked  without, 

Sought  my  soul  with  tears  : 
Now,  at  last,  I  will  obey  ; 
Trust  in  thee  to  choose  my  way- 
Saviour,  hold  my  hand,  I  pray, 

While  I  follow  thee  ! 

■■■  ^  ■  Clea?ising  from  Shi . 

Lord  Jesus,  I  long  to  be  perfectly  whole ; 

1  want  thee  for  ever  to  live  in  my  soul ; 
Break  down  every  idol,  cast  out  every  foe; 
Now  wash  me,  and  I  shall  be  whiter  than  snow. 

Cho. — Whiter   than    snow,   yes,    whiter    than 
snow  ; 
Xow   wash   me,    and    I    shall    be    whiter 
than  snow. 

2  Lord  Jesus,  look  down  from  thy  throne  in 

the  skies, 
And  help  me  to  make  a  complete  sacrifice; 
I  give  up  myself,  and  whatever  I  know — 
Xow  wash  me,  and  I  shall  be  whiter  than  snow. 


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3  Lord  Jesus,  for  this  I  most  humbly  entreat ; 
I  wait,  blessed  Lord,  at  thy  crucified  feet; 

By  faith,  for  my  cleansing  I  see  thy  blood  flow — 
Now  wash  me,  and  I  shall  be  whiter  than  snow. 

4  Lord  Jesus,  thou  seest  I  patiently  wait ; 
Come  now,  and  within  me  a  new  heart  create ; 
To  those  who  have  sought  thee,  thou   never 

said'st  No — 
Now  wash  me,  and  I  shall  be  whiter  than  snow. 


168 


Give  up  all. 

Give  up  all  for  Jesus, 

Weary  child  of  sin  ! 
What  are  earthly  pleasures, 

If  his  love  you  win  ? 
What  are  all  the  riches 

That  the  world  can  give, 
When  compared  to  heaven, 

Where  the  just  shall  live  ? 

Ref. — Give  up  all  for  Jesus ; 

Oh,  take  salvation  free ! 
Give  up  all  for  Jesus; 
He  gave  his  life  for  thee ! 

2  Give  up  all  for  Jesus ! 

He  is  calling  you ; 
Trust  in  his  salvation, 

He  will  lead  you  through ; 


i 


169 


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Jesus'  blood  so  precious 

Can  for  you  avail ; 
Plead  his  gracious  promise — 

It  shall  never  fail. 

3  Give  up  all  for  Jesus, 
Keeping  back  no  part ! 

Give  your  best  affections. 

Give  him  all  your  heart : 
For  your  full  redemption 

He  has  paid  the  cost ; 
Come,  while  he  is  waiting, 

Or  you  must  be  lost ! 

4  Wondrous  gifts  he  offers ! 
Bliss  without  alloy ; 

Earth  exchanged  for  heaven — 

Grief  for  endless  joy  : 
Come,  for  he  is  calling, 

Swift  the  moments  fly ; 
Hasten  to  the  Saviour, 

He  is  passing  by ! 

Penitence. 


A  broken,  contrite  heart,  O  Lord, 

Thou  never  wilt  despise; 
And  those  who  seek  shall  not  depart 

Without  the  promised  prize. 
Our  humble,  needy  spirit,  dumb 

With  shame,  forbids  to  speak, 


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And  only  through  thy  risen  Son 
Would  we  thy  favor  seek. 

Ref. — O  Father,  hear  our  humble  prayer  1 
To  thee  our  every  need  we  bear; 
We  turn,  we  look  to  thee  alone, 
Now  pleading  at  thy  throne. 

2  Thou  knowest  every  earthly  need, 
Thou  hast  a  plenteous  store ; 

Oh,  to  thy  heavenly  pasture  lead, 

And  feed  us  evermore  ! 
We  have  no  worthiness  to  bring — 

We  're  all  unrighteousness ; 
But  simply  to  thy  promise  cling, 

And  our  petition  press. 

3  O  God,  forsake  thy  children  not ! 
For  now  we  need  thee  most ; 

Oh,  be  thy  promise  ne'er  forgot, 

In  thee  alone  we  boast. 
Oh,  lift  thy  mighty  arm  to  save 

Thy  humble  child  below  ! 
Thy  Holy  Spirit,  Lord,  we  crave, 

Oh,  bless  us  ere  we  go. 

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-1-  •  v  Accepted  in  Christ. 

Saviour,  where  so  oft,  unheeding, 
We  have  turned  from  thee  aside, 

Would  we  come,  our  sins  confessing, 
Seeking  pardon  at  thy  side. 


FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  15] 

We  would  hear  again  thy  message; 

We  would  take  the  proffered  life; 
We  are  weary  with  contending, 

Thou  hast  conquered  in  the  strife. 

2  In  the  dust  we  trail  our  banners, 

Ever}7  weapon  casting  down  ; 
Open  wide  thine  arms  of  mercy, 

Make  thy  glad  forgiveness  known  ! 
Blessed  thought —  at  peace  with  Jesus, 

With  my  Saviour  reconciled  ! 
Wake  my  heart  in  glad  rejoicings, 

Christ  receives  his  wandering  child. 

-*■  •  -*-  "Take my  Hearth 

Take  my  heart,   O  Father  !  take  it ; 

Make  and  keep  it  all  thine  own ; 
Let  thy  Spirit  melt  and  break  it — 

This  proud  heart  of  sin  and  stone. 
Father,  make  me  pure  and  lowly. 

Fond  of  peace  and  far  from  strife ; 
Turning  from  the  paths  unholy 

Of  this  vain  and  sinful  life. 

2  Ever  let  thy  grace  surround  me, 
Strengthen  me  with  power  divine. 

Till  thy  cords  of  love  have  bound  me  : 
Make  me  to  be  wholly  thine. 

May  the  blood  of  Jesus  heal  me, 
And  my  sins  be  all  forgiven ; 


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172 


Holy  Spirit,  take  and  seal  me, 
Guide  me  in  the  path  to  heaven. 

The  Tares. 

Satan  the  seed  is  sowing — 
So  earnestly  sowing,  sowing — 
Tares  with  the  wheat  are  growing, 
Together  growing  here. 

Ref. — And  the  angels  will  gather — 
By  and  by,  by  and  by — 
The  tares  for  the  burning, 
And  the  wheat  for  the  sky ! 

2  God  for  the  wheat  is  caring — 
So  tenderly  caring,  caring — 
Though  till  the  harvest  sparing 

The  tares  which  now  appear. 

3  Souls  are  the  wheat  he  's  keeping — 
So  lovingly  keeping,  keeping — 
Safe  for  the  time  of  reaping, 

And  garners  built  above. 

4  Harvest  the  tares  will  sever — 
Eternally  sever,  sever — 
Then  may  we  be  for  ever 

Safe  in  the  Master's  love. 

Ref. — For  the  angels  will  gather — 
By  and  by,  by  and  by — 
The  tares  for  the  burning, 
And  the  wheat  for  the  sky ! 


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1  7Q 

-*■  l  u  "Acquaint  thyself." 

Acquaint  thyself  quickly,  O  sinner,  with  God, 
And  joy,  like  the  sunshine,  shall  beam  on  thy 

road, 
And  peace,  like  the  dewdrop,  shall  fall  on  thy 

head, 
And  sleep,  like  an  angel,  shall  visit  thy  bed. 

2  Acquaint    thyself    quickly,    O    sinner,    with 

God, 
And   he  shall  be   with    thee    when   fears  are 

abroad ; 
Thy  Safeguard  in  danger  that  threatens  thy 

path; 
Thy  Joy  in  the  valley  and  shadow  of  death. 

174- 

•*-  "  *■  "  f  made  haste." 

Delay  not,  delay  not,  O  sinner,  draw  near, 
The  waters  of  life  are  now  flowing  for  thee ; 

No  price  is  demanded — the  Saviour  is  here, 
Redemption  is  purchased,  salvation  is  free. 

2  Delay  not,  delay  not,  O  sinner,  to  come, 
For  Mercy  still  lingers  and  calls  thee  to-day : 

Her  voice  is  not  heard  in  the  vale  of  the  tomb ; 
Her  message  unheeded  will  soon  pass  away. 

3  Delay  not,  delay  not :  the  Spirit  of  grace, 
Long  grieved  and  resisted,  may  take  his  sad 

flight, 


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And  leave  thee  in  darkness  to  finish  thy  race — 
To  sink  in  the  gloom  of  eternity's  night. 

4  Delay  not,  delay  not :  the  hour  is  at  hand, 
The  earth  shall  dissolve  and  the  heavens 
shall  fade, 
The  dead,  small  and  great,  in   the  judgment 
shall  stand ; 
What  power  then,  O  sinner,  will  lend  thee 
its  aid ! 

1  ■  &  A  Child's  Prayer. 

Jesus,  tender  Saviour,  hast  thou  died  for  me  ? 
Make  me  very  thankful  in  my  heart  to  thee  : 
When  the  sad,  sad  story  of  thy  grief  I  read, 
Make  me  very  sorry  for  my  sins  indeed. 

2  Now  I  know  thou  lovest,  and  dost  plead  for 

me, 
Make  me  very  thankful  in  my  prayers  to  thee: 
Soon  I  hope  in  glory  at  thy  side  to  stand  ; 
Make  me  fit  to  meet  thee  in  that  happy  land. 


176 


Day  is  Over. 

Now  the  day  is  over, 
Night  is  drawing  nigh, 

Shadows  of  the  evening 
Steal  across  the  sky. 


177 


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2  Jesus,  give  the  weary 
Calm  and  sweet  repose ; 

With  thy  tenderest  blessing 
May  our  eyelids  close. 

3  Grant  to  little  children 
Visions  bright  of  thee; 

Guard  the  sailor  tossing 
On  the  deep  blue  sea. 

4  Through  the  long  night  watches, 
May  thine  angels  spread 

Their  white  wings  above  me, 
Watching  round  my  bed. 

5  When  the  morning  wakens, 
Then  may  I  arise, 

Pure  and  fresh  and  sinless 
In  thy  holy  eyes. 


1 '  Room  for  Jesus" 

Soul,  arise  !  and  give  Christ  room  j 
Not  alone  thy  days  of  gloom  ; 
Not  when  sinks  the  setting  sun ; 
Xot  when  all  thy  work  is  done. 

Ref. — Room  for  Jesus  !  give  him  room ! 
Open  wide  each  heart  and  home  ! 
Let  his  banner  be  unfurled, 
Through  the  kingdoms  of  the  world! 

2  Give  thy  brightest,  noblest  powers ; 
Give  thy  purest,  sweetest  hours; 


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Give  thy  will,  thy  mind,  thy  heart; 
Give  to  Jesus  all  thou  art. 

3  Then  't  will  be  his  time  to  give 
More  than  mortals  can  conceive; 
Rooms  within  his  mansions  fair, 
Where  all  precious  blessings  are. 

■*■  '  ^  "Follow  me." 

Jesus  calls  us  o'er  the  tumult 
Of  our  life's  wild,  restless  sea ; 

Day  by  day  his  sweet  voice  soundeth, 
Saying,  Christian,  follow  me  ! 

2  Jesus  calls  us — from  the  worship 
Of  the  vain  world's  golden  store ; 

From  each  idol  that  would  keep  us — 
Saying,  Christian,  love  me  more ! 

3  In  our  joys  and  in  our  sorrows, 
Days  of  toil  and  hours  of  ease, 

Still  he  calls,  in  cares  and  pleasures, — 
Christian,  love  me  more  than  these ! 

4  Jesus  calls  us !  by  thy  mercies, 
Saviour,  may  we  hear  thy  call ; 

Give  our  hearts  to  thy  obedience, 
Serve  and  love  thee  best  of  all. 


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"  Peace  is  best" 

"  Be  at  peace  !  " 

Life  is  but  a  transient  lease, 


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Never  long  enough  for  hate, 

Sharp  contention  or  debate; 
In  the  land  to  which  we  're  going, 
Just  beyond  the  river  flowing, 
We  are  told  the  dwellers  never 
Through  the  long  and  bright  for  ever 

Know  a  tumult  or  a  jar, — 

Life  is  tranquil  as  a  star; 
On  his  height 

Sits  the  King  of  Peace  in  light. 

2  "  Be  at  peace  !  " 

Lo,  the  angry  billows  cease, 
When  the  Master  cometh  near, 
Turning  back  the  storm  in  fear ; 

Let  him  hold  his  sceptre  o'er  thee, 

As  his  banner  goes  before  thee  ; 

Follow  thou  with  high  endeavor 

To  the  hills  of  joy  for  ever ; 
With  thy  comrades  on  the  way 
Weep  and  suffer,  work  and  pray ; 

Peace  descends 
On  all  true,  abiding  friends. 

3  "  Be  at  peace  !  " 

Comes  a  time  with  long  increase, 
When  the  nations  shall  unite 
On  the  broader  field  of  light ; 

We  are  on  our  journey  thither, 

Let  us  live  in  peace  together ; 


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In  the  temple,  glory -lighted, 
With  our  comrades  reunited, 
Oh,  it  will  be  sweet  to  know 
Heaven  with  us  began  below ! 

Peace  is  best ! 
Earnest  of  eternal  rest. 


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"  Fearno  more'* 

Oh,  how  shall  I  receive  thee, 

How  meet  thee  on  thy  way; 
Blest  hope  of  every  nation, 

My  souPs  delight  and  stay  ? 
O  Jesus,  Jesus,  give  me 

Now,  by  thine  own  pure  light, 
To  know  whate'er  is  pleasing 

And  welcome  in  thy  sight. 

2  Thy  Zion  palms  is  strewing, 
And  branches  fresh  and  fair ; 

My  soul,  in  praise  awaking, 
Her  anthem  shall  prepare. 

Perpetual  thanks  and  praises 

Forth  from  my  heart  shall  spring; 

And  to  thy  name  the  service 
Of  all  my  powers  I  bring. 

3  Ye,  who  with  guilty  terror 
Are  trembling,  fear  no  more: 

With  love  and  grace  the  Saviour 
Shall  you  to  hope  restore. 


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He  comes,  who  contrite  sinners 
Will  with  the  children  place, 

The  children  of  his  Father, 
The  heirs  of  life  and  grace. 


181 


1 '  Love  each  other." 

Axgry  words'!  oh,  let  them  never 
From  the  tongue  unbridled  slip ; 

May  the  heart's  best  impulse  ever 
Check  them,  ere  they  soil  the  lip. 

Cho. — "Love  one  another,"  thus  saith  the 
Saviour, 

Children,  obey  the  Father's  blest  com- 
mand; 

"  Love  one  another,"  thus  saith  the 
Saviour, 

Children  obey  his  blest  command. 

2  Love  is  much  too  pure  and  holy; 
Friendship  is  too  sacred  far, 

For  a  moment's  reckless  folly 
Thus  to  desolate  and  mar. 

3  Angry  words  are  lightly  spoken ; 
Bitterest  thoughts  are  rashly  stirred — 

Brightest  links  of  life  are  broken, 
By  a  single  angry  word. 


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1  ft  9 

-LOi^  The  sweet  story. 

1  think,  when  I  read  that  sweet  story  of  old, 
When  Jesus  was  here  among  men, 

How  he  called  little  children  as  lambs  to  his  fold, 
I  should  like  to  have  been  with  them  then. 

2  I  wish  that  his  hands  had  been  placed  on 

my  head, 
That  his  arm  had  been  thrown  around  me, 
And  that  I  might  have  seen  his  kind  look  when 

he  said, 
"  Let  the  little  ones  come  unto  me." 

3  Yet  still  to  his  footstool  in  prayer  I  may  go, 
And  ask  for  a  share  in  his  love ; 

And  if  I  now  earnestly  seek  him  below, 
I  shall  see  him  and  hear  him  above — 

4  In  that  beautiful  place  he  is  gone  to  prepare 
For  all  who  are  washed  and  forgiven : 

And  many  dear  children  are  gathering  there, 
"  For  of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven." 


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"  Why  wilt  thou  die." 

Child  of  sin  and  sorrow ! 

Filled  with  dismay, 
Wait  not  for  to-morrow ; 

Yield  thee  to-day : 


184 


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Heaven  bids  thee  come, 
While  yet  there  's  room  ; 
Child  of  sin  and  sorrow ! 
Hear  and  obey. 

2  Child  of  sin  and  sorrow, 
Why  wilt  thou  die  ? 

Come  while  thou  canst  borrow 

Help  from  on  high : 
Grieve  not  that  love 
Which  from  above, 
Child  of  sin  and  sorrow, 

Would  bring  thee  nigh. 

3  Child  of  sin  and  sorrow, 
Thy  moments  glide 

Like  the  flitting  arrow, 

Or  rushing  tide ! 
Ere  time  is  o'er, 
Heaven's  grace  implore ; 
Child  of  sin  and  sorrow, 

In  Christ  confide. 

The   Dizine   Protection. 

Call  Jehovah  thy  salvation, 

Rest  beneath  t'h'  Almighty's  shade, 
In  his  secret  habitation 

Dwell,  and  never  be  dismayed : 
There  no  tumult  can  alarm  thee, 

Thou  shalt  dread  no  hidden  snare ; 

ii 


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Guile  nor  violence  can  harm  thee 
In  eternal  safeguard  there. 

2  From  the  sword,  at  noonday  wasting, 
From  the  noisome  pestilence, 

In  the  depth  of  midnight,  blasting, 
God  shall  be  thy  sure  defence : 

Fear  not  thou  the  deadly  quiver, 
When  a  thousand  feel  the  blow ; 

Mercy  shall  thy  soul  deliver, 

Though  ten  thousand  be  laid  low. 

3  Since,  with  pure  and  firm  affection, 
Thou  on  God  hast  set  thy  love, 

With  the  wings  of  his  protection 
He  will  shield  thee  from  above ; 

Thou  shalt  call  on  him  in  trouble, 
He  will  hearken,  he  will  save ; 

Here,  for  grief,  reward  thee  double, 
Crown  with  life  beyond  the  grave. 


185 


11  The  true  Light." 

Light  of  those  whose  dreary  dwelling 

Borders  on  the  shades  of  death ! 
Rise  on  us,  thy  love  revealing, 

Dissipate  the  clouds  beneath : 
Thou,  of  heaven  and  earth  Creator, 

In  our  deepest  darkness  rise, — 
Scattering  all  the  night  of  nature, 

Pouring  day  upon  our  eyes. 


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2  Still  we  wait  for  thine  appearing; 
Life  and  joy  thy  beams  impart, 

Chasing  all  our  fears,  and  cheering 

Every  poor  benighted  heart : 
Come  and  manifest  thy  favor 

To  the  ransomed,  helpless  race  : 
Come,  thou  glorious  God  and  Saviour ! 

Come,  and  bring  the  gospel  grace. 

3  Save  us  in  thy  great  compassion, 
O  thou  mild,  pacific  Prince ! 

Give  the  knowledge  of  salvation, 

Give  the  pardon  of  our  sins ; 
By  thine  all-sufficient  merit, 

Every  burdened  soul  release ; 
Every  weary,  wandering  spirit, 

Guide  into  thy  perfect  peace. 


186 


Resting  in  God. 

Since  thy  Father's  arm  sustains  thee, 

Peaceful  be; 
When  a  chastening  hand  restrains  thee, 

It  is  he ! 
Know  his  love  in  full  completeness 
Fills  the  measure  of  thy  weakness ; 
If  he  wound  thy  spirit  sore, 

Trust  him  more. 

2  Without  murmur,  uncomplaining, 
In  his  hand 


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Lay  whatever  things  thou  canst  not 

Understand : 
Though  the  world  thy  folly  spurneth, 
From  thy  faith  in  pity  turneth, 
Peace  thy  inmost  soul  shall  fill — 

Lying  still. 

3  Fearest  sometimes  that  thy  Father 

Hath  forgot  ? 
When  the  clouds  around  thee  gather, 

Doubt  him  not ! 
Always  hath  the  daylight  broken — 
Always  hath  he  comfort  spoken — 
Better  hath  he  been  for  years, 

Than  thy  fears. 

4  To  his  own  thy  Saviour  giveth 

Daily  strength ; 
To  each  troubled  soul  that  liveth 

Peace  at  length : 
Weakest  lambs  have  largest  sharing 
Of  this  tender  Shepherd's  caring ; 
Ask  him  not,  then — when  or  how — 

Only  bow. 

1  °  ■  "  They  went  and  told  Jesus. " 

Go  and  tell  Jesus,  weary,  sin-sick  soul ! 
He  '11  ease  thee  of  thy  burden,  make  thee  whole; 
Look  up  to  him — he  only  can  forgive; 
Believe  on  him,  and  thou  shalt  surely  live. 


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Rkf. — Go  and  tell  Jesus — he  only  can  forgive; 
Go  and  tell  Jesus,  oh,  turn  to  him  and 

live. 
Go  and  tell  Jesus,  go  and  tell  Jesus, 
Go  and  tell  Jesus — he  only  can  forgive. 

2  Go  and  tell  Jesus,  when  your  sins  arise 
Like  mountains  of  dark  guilt  before  your  eyes : 
His  blood  was  spilt,  his  precious  life  he  gave, 
That  mercy,   peace,  and   pardon  you    should 

have. 

3  Go  and  tell  Jesus!  he  '11  dispel  thy  fears, 
Will  calm  thy  doubts,  and  wipe  away  thy  tears ; 
Will  take  thee  in  his  arms,  and  on  his  breast 
Thou  may'st  be  happy,  and  for  ever  rest. 

•^^^  A  Germa?i  Trust  Song. 

Just  as  God  leads  me  I  would  go; 

I  would  not  ask  to  choose  my  way, 
Content  with  what  he  will  bestow, 

Assured  he  will  not  let  me  stray. 
So  as  he  leads,  my  path  I  make, 
And  step  by  step  I  gladly  take, 

A  child  in  him  confiding. 

2  Just  as  God  leads  I  am  content, 
I  rest  me  calmly  in  his  hands ; 

That  which  he  has  decreed  and  sent — 
That  which  his  will  for  me  commands, 


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I  would  that  he  should  all  fulfil ; 
That  I  should  do  his  gracious  will 
In  living  or  in  dying. 

3  Just  as  God  leads,  I  will  resign ; 

I  trust  me  to  my  Father's  will  ; 
When  reason's  rays  deceptive  shine, 

His  counsel  would  I  yet  fulfil ; 
That  which  his  love  ordained  as  right, 
Before  he  brought  me  to  the  light, 

My  all  to  him  resigning. 

J-  k  J  A  Hymn  of  Trust. 

1  cannot  tell  if  short  or  long 
My  earthly  journey  be ; 

But,  all  the  way,  I  know  thy  rod 
And  staff  will  comfort  me. 

2  Though  fierce  temptations  lie  in  wait, 
What  need  have  I  to  care  ? 

Thou  wilt  not  suffer  them  to  hurt 
Beyond  my  strength  to  bear. 

3  What  storms  may  beat,  what  burdens  fd 
My  soul  would  not  avoid ; 

Who  follows  thee,  O  Lord,  may  be 
Cast  down,  but  not  destroyed. 

4  Though  over  steep  and  rugged  ways 
My  weary  feet  be  brought, 

Still  following  where  thy  footprints  lead, 
I  take  no  anxious  thought. 


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5  Oh,  perfect  peace  !  oh,  endless  rest ! 

Xo  care,  no  vain  alarms; 
Beneath  my  every  cross  I  find 

The  Everlasting  Arms. 

-f-J^J  Our  Master. 

Art  thou  weary,  art  thou  languid, 

Art  thou  sore  distressed  ? 
"  Come  to  me,"  saith  One,  u  and  coming, 
Be  at  rest." 

2  Hath  he  marks  to  lead  me  to  him, 
If  he  be  my  Guide  ? — 

"  In  his  feet  and  hands  are  wound-prints, 
And  his  side." 

3  Is  there  diadem,  as  Monarch, 
That  his  brow  adorns  ? — 

"  Yea,  a  crown,  in  very  surety, 
But  of  thorns." 

4  If  I  find  him,  if  I  follow, 
What  his  guerdon  here  ? — 

"  Many  a  sorrow,  many  a  labor, 
Many  a  tear." 

5  If  I  still  hold  closely  to  him, 
What  hath  he  at  last  ? — 

"  Sorrow  vanquished,  labor  ended, 
Jordan  passed." 


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6  If  I  ask  him  to  receive  me, 
Will  he  say  me  nay  ? — 

"  Not  till  earth,  and  not  till  heaven 
Pass  away." 

7  Finding,  following,  keeping,  struggling, 
Is  he  sure  to  bless  ? — 

Saints,  apostles,  prophets,  martyrs, 
Answer,  "  Yes." 

iqi 

-1-  **  -1-  Clinging  to  Christ. 

0  Holy  Saviour !  Friend  unseen, 
Since  on  thine  arm  thou  bid'st  me  lean, 
Help  me,  throughout  life's  changing  scene, 

By  faith  to  cling  to  thee ! 

2  What  though  the  world  deceitful  prove, 
And  earthly  friends  and  hopes  remove; 
With  patient,  uncomplaining  love, 

Still  would  I  cling  to  thee. 

3  Though  oft  I  seem  to  tread  alone 
Life's  dreary  waste,  with  thorns  o'er  grown, 
Thy  voice  of  love,  in  gentlest  tone, 

Still  whispers,  "  Cling  to  me !  " 

4  Though  faith  and  hope  are  often  tried, 

1  ask  not,  need  not,  aught  beside; 
So  safe,  so  calm,  so  satisfied, 

The  soul  that  clings  to  thee ! 


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U^  Guidance. 

Guide  me,  O  thou  great  Jehovah, 
Pilgrim  through  this  barren  land  ; 

1  am  weak,  but  thou  art  mighty; 

Hold  me  with  thy  powerful  hand ; 
Bread  of  heaven. 
Feed  me  till  I  want  no  more. 

2  Open  thou  the  crystal  fountain 
Whence  the  healing  streams  do  flow; 

Let  the  fiery,  cloudy  pillar 

Lead  me  all  my  journey  through  ; 
Strong  Deliverer, 
Be  thou  still  my  Strength  and  Shield. 

3  When  I  tread  the  verge  of  Jordan, 
Bid  my  anxious  fears  subside; 

Death  of  death  !  and  hell's  Destruction ! 
Land  me  safe  on  Canaan's  side ; 
Songs  of  praises 
I  will  ever  give  to  thee. 

1QQ 

x  *-' u  ■■  Lead  thou  me  on  I  " 

Lead,  kindly  Light  !  amid  the  encircling  gloom, 

Lead  thou  me  on ; 
The  night  is  dark,  and  I  am  far  from  home, 

Lead  thou  me  on; 
Keep  thou  my  feet ;  I  do  not  ask  to  see 
The  distant  scene ;  one  step  enough  for  me. 


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2  I  was  not  ever  thus,  nor  prayed  that  thou 

Shouldst  lead  me  on ; 
I  loved  to  choose  and  see  my  path ;  but  now 

Lead  thou  me  on : 
I  loved  the  garish  day,  and,  spite  of  fears, 
Pride  ruled  my  will.    Remember  not  past  years. 

3  So  long  thy  power  has  blessed  me,  sure  it  still 

Will  lead  me  on 
O'er  moor  and  fen,  o'er  crag  and  torrent,  till 

The  night  is  gone  ; 
And  with  the  morn  those  angel  faces  smile 
Which  I  have  loved  long  since,  and  lost  awhile. 

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■*-  **  -*-  "  Keep  on  Praying. 

Long  my  spirit  pined  in  sorrow, 

Watching,  waiting,  all  in  vain ; 
Waiting  for  a  golden  morrow, 

Free  from  worldly  care  and  pain  ; 
When  I  heard  a  sweet  voice  saying, 

In  the  accents  of  a  friend, 
"  Cheer  up,  brother,  keep  on  praying, 

Keep  on  praying  to  the  end." 

Cho. — When    our    wayward    thoughts    are 

straying, 
When  God's  mercy  seems  delaying, 
Then  in  faith  we  '11  keep  on  praying, 
Keep  on  praying,  keep  on  praying, 

Keep  on  praying  to  the  end. 


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2  Ye,  who  sigh  for  holy  pleasures, 
Ye,  who  mourn  your  load  of  sin, 

"  Keep  on  praying,"  heavenly  treasures 
In  the  end  you  're  sure  to  win ; 

Wrestle  with  the  Lord  of  glory, 
Lay  your  troubles  at  his  feet, 

Plead  with  faith  in  Calvary's  story, 
Till  your  joys  are  all  complete. 

3  How  the  angel-band  rejoices, 
When  a  kneeling  mortal  prays : 

Hear  them  cry,  in  heavenly  voices, 
"  Keep  on  praying  all  your  days 

Pray  until  you  reach  fair  Canaan, 
Reach  the  pearly  gates  of  day  ; 

Then  your  bliss  shall  end  in  glory, 
And  shall  never  pass  away." 

1^^  Daily  Help. 

Strength  for  to-day  is  our  only  need, 
As  there  never  will  be  a  to-morrow ; 

For  to-morrow  will  prove  but  another  to-day, 
With  its  measure  of  gladness  and  sorrow. 

Ref. — Strength  for  to-day,  strength  for  to-day, 
Ask,  it  shall  freely  be  given — 
Strength    for  to-day  in  the  journev  of 
life, 
And  rest  everlasting  in  heaven. 


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2  Strength  for  to-day — that  our  precious  youth 
May  be  saved  from  sin's  wily  temptation ; 

May  be  able  to  stand  like  a  bulwark  of  truth, 
Firmly  built  on  the  Rock  of  salvation. 

3  Strength  for  to-day — that  our  weary  hearts 
In  the  battle  for  righteousness  quail  not ; 

And  the  eyes  that  are  shedding  their  penitent 
tears 
May  behold  the  true  light  that  shall  fail  not. 

4  Strength  for  to-day — that  in  house  and  home 
We  may  practice  forbearance  most  sweetly; 

There  to  scatter  kind  words  from  a  pure  loving 
heart, 
There  to  trust  in  God's  promise  completely. 


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"  Under  his  Shadow.'* 

Saviour,  let  thy  love  for  me 
Keep  me  ever  near  to  thee ; 
Here  I  fear  no  evil  thing, 
In  the  shadow  of  thy  wing. 

2  When  the  storms  of  care  and  doubt 
Toss  my  weary  soul  about, 

Then  I  flee  for  sheltering 
To  the  shadow  of  thy  wing. 

3  In  the  light  too  great  for  me, 
Blind  and  faint  I  come  to  thee ; 


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Then,  dear  Lord,  how  comforting 
Is  the  shadow  of  thy  wing. 

4  When  my  sorest  troubles  be, 
Let  me  hide  myself  in  thee  ; 
Even  sorrow  then  can  bring 
But  the  shadow  of  thy  wing. 

5  Soon  the  evening  time  will  come, 
Soon  the  darkness  bring  me  home ; 
Still  my  happy  soul  will  sing, 
'T  is  the  shadow  of  thy  wing. 

6  Safe  for  ever  to  abide 
Where  the  quiet  waters  glide, 
Never  more  I  need  to  cling 
To  the  shadow  of  thy  wing. 

"Peace,  be  still !  " 

Master,  the  tempest  is  raging ! 

The  billows  are  tossing  high  ! 
The  sky  is  o'ershadowed  with  blackness, 

No  shelter  or  help  is  nigh ; 
u  Carest  thou  not  that  we  perish  ?  " 

How  canst  thou  lie  asleep, 
When  each  moment  so  madly  is  threatening 

A, grave  in  the  angry  deep  ? 
Cho.— 

The  winds  and  the  waves  shall  obey  thy  will, 

Peace,  be  still ! 

Whether  the  wrath  of  the  storm-tossed  sea, 


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Or  demons,  or  men,  or  whatever  it  be, 
No  waters  can  swallow  the  ship  where  lies 
The  Master  of  ocean,  and  earth,  and  skies  ; 
They  all  shall  sweetly  obey  thy  will, 
Peace,  be  still !  Peace,  be  still ! 
They  all  shall  sweetly  obey  thy  will, 
Peace,  peace,  be  still ! 

2  Master,  with  anguish  of  spirit 
I  bow  in  my  grief  to-day ; 

The  depths  of  my  sad  heart  are  troubled— 

Oh,  waken  and  save,  I  pray ! 
Torrents  of  sin  and  of  anguish 

Sweep  o'er  my  sinking  soul; 
And  I  perish  !  I  perish  !  dear  Master — 

Oh,  hasten,  and  take  control ! 

3  Master,  the  terror  is  over, 
The  elements  sweetly  rest; 

Earth's  sun  in  the  calm  lake  is  mirrored, 
And  heaven  's  within  my  breast ; 

Linger,  O  blessed  Redeemer ! 
Leave  me  alone  no  more ; 

And  with  joy  I  shall  make  the  blest  harbor, 
And  rest  on  the  blissful  shore. 

lt/<3  Divi?ie  Goodness. 

Oh,  trust  in  the  goodness  of  God ! 

He  surely  your  needs  will  supply; 
The  poor  widow's  oil  he  increased — 

His  children  he  hears  when  they  cry; 


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The  widow's  cruse  never  once  failed — 

By  ravens  Elijah  was  fed; 
And  whoever  trusts  in  the  Lord 

Shall  never  once  suffer  for  bread. 

Cho. — Then  trust  in  the  goodness  of  God ! 
He  is  able  your  needs  to  supply ; 
Trust  now  in  his  power  to  save, 
For  Jesus  is  now  passing  by. 

2  How  often  God's  children  forget. 
When  wean-,  and  lonely,  and  cold, 

The  promises  found  in  his  word, 

More  precious  than  silver  and  gold  : 

<;  Ye  wean-,  and  helpless,  and  faint, 
Come  near  unto  me  and  find  rest; 

Come,  all  ye  who  hunger  and  thirst, 
Ye  all  shall  be  filled  and  be  blest ! " 

3  Our  Saviour  is  able  to  do 
Exceeding  abundantly  more 

Than  all  we  can  ask  for  or  think ! 

Then  why  should  our  wants  press  us  sore  ? 
Christ  also  is  able  to  make 

All  grace  to  abound  unto  you : — 
•*  All  things  whatsoever  ye  ask;'' 

Believe,  and  his  promise  is  true  ! 

±tJtJ  ''Keep  me  ever,** 

Holy  Father,  thou  hast  taught  me 
I  should  live  to  thee  alone; 


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Year  by  year  thy  hand  hath  brought  me 
On  through  dangers  oft  unknown. 

When  I  wandered,  thou  hast  found  me ; 
When  I  doubted,  sent  me  light ; 

Still  thine  arm  has  been  around  me, 
All  my  paths  were  in  thy  sight. 

2  In  the  world  will  foes  assail  me, 
Craftier,  stronger  far  than  I ; 

And  the  strife  may  never  fail  me, 

Well  I  know,  before  I  die. 
Therefore,  Lord,  I  come  believing 

Thou  canst  give  the  power  I  need; 
Through  the  prayer  of  faith  receiving 

Strength — the  Spirit's  strength,  indeed. 

3  I  would  trust  in  thy  protection, 
Wholly  rest  upon  thine  arm ; 

Follow  wholly  thy  direction, 

Thou,  mine  only  guard  from  harm ! 

Keep  me  from  mine  own  undoing, 
Help  me  turn  to  thee  when  tried; 

Still  my  footsteps,  Father,  viewing, 
Keep  me  ever  at  thy  side. 


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Prayer  for  Grace. 

Gracious  Spirit,  dwell  with  me, — 
I  myself  would  gracious  be; 
And,  with  words  that  help  and  heal, 
Would  thy  life  in  mine  reveal ; 


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And,  with  actions  bold  and  meek, 
Would,  for  Christ,  my  Saviour,  speak. 

2  Truthful  Spirit,  dwell  with  me, 
I  myself  would  truthful  be; 
And,  with  wisdom  kind  and  clear, 
Let  thy  life  in  mine  appear ; 
And,  with  actions  brotherly, 
Speak  my  Lord's  sincerity. 

3  Tender  Spirit,  dwell  with  me, — 
I  myself  would  tender  be ; 

Shut  my  heart  up  like  a  flower 
At  temptation's  darksome  hour; 
Open  it,  when  shines  the  sun, 
And  his  love  by  fragrance  own. 

4  Holy  Spirit,  dwell  with  me, — 
I  myself  would  holy  be ; 
Separate  from  sin,  I  would 
Choose  and  cherish  all  things  good ; 
And  whatever  I  can  be 

Give  to  him  who  gave  me  thee. 

Praise  for  Benefits. 

For  the  beauty  of  the  earth, 

For  the  glory  of  the  skies, 
For  the  love  which  from  our  birth 

Over  and  around  us  lies  : 
Lord  of  all,  to  thee  we  raise 
This  our  grateful  psalm  of  praise. 

12 


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2  For  the  wonder  of  each  hour 
Of  the  day  and  of  the  night; 

Hill  and  vale,  and  tree  and  flower, 

Sun  and  moon,  and  stars  of  light; 
Lord  of  all,  to  thee  we  raise 
This  our  grateful  psalm  of  praise. 

3  For  the  joy  of  human  love, 
Brother,  sister,  parent,  child ; 

Friends  on  earth,  and  friends  above, 

Pleasures  pure  and  undefiled ; 
Lord  of  all,  to  thee  we  raise 
This  our  grateful  psalm  of  praise. 

4  For  thy  church  that  evermore 
Lifts  her  holy  hands  above, 

Offering  up  on  every  shore 

Her  pure  sacrifice  of  love ; 
Lord  of  all,  to  thee  we  raise 
This  our  grateful  psalm  of  praise. 


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Giving  of  Thanks. 

Grander  than  ocean's  story, 

Or  songs  of  forest  trees — 
Purer  than  breath  of  morning, 

Or  evening's  gentle  breeze — 
Clearer  than  mountain  echoes 

Ring  out  from  peaks  above — 
Rolls  on  the  glorious  anthem 

Of  God's  eternal  love. 


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2  Dearer  than  any  lovings 
The  truest  friends  bestow; 

Stronger  than  all  the  yearnings 
A  mother's  heart  can  know ; 

Deeper  than  earth's  foundations, 
And  far  above  all  thought ; 

Broader  than  heaven's  high  arches — 
The  love  that  Christ  has  brought. 

3  Richer  than  all  earth's  treasure 
The  wealth  my  soul  receives ; 

Brighter  than  royal  jewels 
The  crown  that  Jesus  gives ; 

Wondrous  the  condescension, 
And  grace  beyond  degree ! 

I  would  be  ever  singing 
The  love  of  Christ  to  me. 

"What  then?" 

After  the  Christian's  tears, 
After  his  fights  and  fears, 
After  his  weary  cross, 
All  things  below  but  loss — 

What  then  ? 
Oh,  then,  a  holy  calm, 
Resting  on  Jesus'  arm ! 
Oh,  then,  a  deeper  love 
For  the  pure  home  above ! 

2  After  this  holy  calm, 
This  rest  on  Jesus'  arm, 


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After  this  deepened  love 
For  the  pure  home  above — 

What  then  ? 
Oh,  then,  hard  work  for  him 
Immortal  souls  to  win : 
Then  Jesus'  presence  near, 
'Death's  darkest  hour  to  cheer. 

3  And  when  the  work  is  done, 
When  the  last  soul  is  won, 
When  Jesus'  love  and  power 
Have  cheered  the  dying  hour — 

What  then  ? 
Oh,  then,  the  crown  is  given ! 
Oh,  then,  the  rest  in  heaven ! 
Then  life  in  endless  day, 
When  death  has  passed  away. 

~*  ^^  "  As  thy  days. ' ' 

Faint  not,  normal ter  in  the  way 
That  leadeth  to  thy  perfect  home ; 

The  night  must  come  before  the  day, 
Rest  seemeth  sweet  to  those  who  roam; 

And  God  has  left  this  word  with  thee, 

That  "  as  thy  day,  thy  strength  shall  be." 

2  Grief  may  distress  thine  inmost  heart, 
Long-trusted  friends  may  fickle  prove  : — 

Not  sorrow's  sting,  nor  traitor's  dart, 
Shall  e'er  thy  steadfast  spirit  move ; 


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Because  this  promise  dwells  with  thee, 
"  As  is  thy  day,  thy  strength  shall  be." 

3  Pain  may  thine  earthly  ease  displace, 
Disease  enfeeble  all  thy  powers ; 

Ev'n  cheerful  hope  may  vail  her  face, 

And  lingering  moments  seem  as  hours ; 
Yet  still  this  promise  is  to  thee, 
"  As  is  thy  day,  thy  strength  shall  be." 

4  Then  trust  thy  God  whate'er  betide  ! 
Xone  ever  knew  his  promise  fail ; 

His  angel,  ever  at  thy  side, 

Shall  help  thy  patience  to  prevail  • 
Forebode  no  ill,  for  thou  shalt  see 
That  "  as  thy  day,  thy  strength  shall  be." 

*-^<-'  Communion  with  Christ. 

Nobody  knows  what  I  have  in  my  heart 
Since  Jesus  the  Master  has  come  : 

And  deigns,  in  a  soul  so  unworthy  as  mine, 
To  abide  and  make  it  his  home. 

Ref. — He  only  knows,  he  only  knows, 

He  only  knows  what  I  have  in  my 
heart ; 
He  only  knows,  he  only  knows — 
No  one  knows  but  Jesus. 

2   Nobody  knows  what  I  have  in  my  heart ! 
A  fountain  of  rapturous  joys ; 


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A  faith  that  exultantly  bears  me  aloft 
Over  earth  and  its  glittering  toys, 

3  Nobody  knows  what  I  have  in  my  heart, 
Since  Christ  turned  my  darkness  to  light ; 

His  presence  illumines  the  depths  of  my  soul 
With  a  glory  that  scatters  the  night. 


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Only  our  Love, 

To  do  thy  holy  will, 

To  bear  thy  cross, 
To  trust  thy  mercy  still 

In  pain  or  loss — 
Poor  gifts  are  these  to  bring, 

Dear  Lord,  to  thee, 
Who  hast  done  everything 

For  me — for  me ! 

2  For  thy  beloved  Son, 
And  precious  word — 

For  all  thy  goodness  done 

On  earth,  O  Lord ! 
For  leave  that  I  may  live — 

Blest  boon  of  thine — 
What  recompense  can  give 

This  heart  of  mine  ? 

3  Thou  who,  enthroned  above, 
Dost  hear  my  call, 

Oh,  can  my  faithful  love 
Pay  thee  for  all  ? 


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Poor  recompense  to  bring, 

Dear  Lord,  to  thee, 
Who  hast  done  everything 

For  me — for  me  ! 


11  Clean  seth  from  all  Sin." 

I  AM  coming  to  the  cross ; 

I  am  poor  and  weak  and  blind ; 

1  am  counting  all  but  dross ; 

I  shall  full  salvation  find. 

Ref. — I  am  trusting,  Lord,  in  thee, 
Dear  Lamb  of  Calvary; 
Humbly  at  thy  cross  I  bow ; 
Save  me,  Jesus,  save  me  now. 

2  Long  my  heart  has  sighed  for  thee ; 
Long  has  evil  dwelt  within; 

Jesus  sweetly  speaks  to  me, 
I  will  cleanse  you  from  all  snu 

3  Here  I  give  my  all  to  thee, — 
Friends  and  time  and  earthly  store ; 

Soul  and  body  thine  to  be — 
Wholly  thine  for  evermore. 

4  In  the  promises  I  trust ; 
Now  I  feel  the  blood  applied; 

I  am  prostrate  in  the  dust; 
I  with  Christ  am  crucified. 


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«vJO  "Jesus  is  waiting.'* 

Come,  oh,  come  with  thy  broken  heart, 

Weary  and  worn  with  care; 
Come  and  kneel  at  the  open  door, 

Jesus  is  waiting  there: 
Waiting  to  heal  thy  wounded  soul, 

Waiting  to  give  thee  rest; 
Why  wilt  thou  walk  where  shadows  fall  ? 

Come  to  his  loving  breast. 

Cho. — Come,  oh,  come  with  thy  broken  heart, 
_  Weary  and  worn  with  care; 

Come  and  kneel  at  the  open  door, 
Jesus  is  waiting  there : 

Firmly  cling  to  the  blessed  cross, 

There  shall  thy  refuge  be; 
Wash  thee  now  in  the  crimson  fount, 

Flowing  so  pure  for  thee : 
List  to  the  gentle  warning  voice, 

List  to  the  earnest  call, 
Leave  at  the  cross  thy  burden  now, 

Jesus  will  bear  it  all. 

3  Come  and  taste  of  the  precious  feast- 
Feast  of  eternal  love ; 

Think  of  joys  that  for  ever  bloom, 
Bright  in  the  life  above  : 

Come  with  a  trusting  heart  to  God, 
Come  and  be  saved  by  grace ; 


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Come,  for  he  loves  to  clasp  thee  now, 
Close  in  his  dear  embrace. 

*-UJ  Call  to  Courage. 

Breast  the  wave,  Christian,  when  it  is  strongest; 
Watch  for  day,  Christian,  when  night  is  longest; 
Onward  and  onward  still  be  thine  endeavor, 
The  rest  that  remaineth  endureth  for  ever. 

2  Fight  the  fight,  Christian — Jesus  is  o'er  thee; 
Run  the  race,  Christian — heaven  is  before  thee; 
He  who  hath  promised  all,  faltereth  never, 
Oh,  trust  in  the  love  that  endureth  for  ever! 

3  Lift  the  eye,  Christian,  just  as  it  closeth ; 
Raise  the  heart,  Christian,  ere  it  reposeth; 
Nothing  thy  soul  from  the  Saviour  shall  sever, 
Soon  shalt  thou  mount  upward  to  praise  him 

for  ever. 

^  J-  U  The  Hour  of  Prayer. 

My  God  !  is  any  hour  so  sweet, 

From  blush  of  morn  to  evening  star, 

As  that  which  calls  me  to  thy  feet — 
The  hour  of  prayer  ? 

Blest  is  the  tranquil  hour  of  morn, 
And  blest  that  solemn  hour  of  eve 

When,  on  the  wings  of  prayer  upborne, 
The  world  I  leave. 


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3  Then  is  my  strength  by  thee  renewed; 
Then  are  my  sins  by  thee  forgiven; 

Then  dost  thou  cheer  my  solitude 
With  hopes  of  heaven. 

4  Lord !  till  I  reach  that  blissful  shore, 
No  privilege  so  dear  shall  be, 

As  thus  my  inmost  soul  to  pour 
In  prayer  to  thee. 

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**  -1-  x  The  Armies  of  God. 

Ten  thousand  times  ten  thousand, 

In  sparkling  raiment  bright, 
The  armies  of  the  ransomed  saints 

Throng  up  the  steeps  of  light : 
'T  is  finished,  all  is  finished, 

Their  fight  with  death  and  sin : 
Fling  open  wide  the  golden  gates, 

And  let  the  victors  in ! 

2  What  rush  of  hallelujahs 
Fills  all  the  earth  and  sky ! 

What  ringing  of  a  thousand  harps 
Bespeaks  the  triumph  nigh ! 

Oh,  day  for  which  creation 
And  all  its  tribes  were  made  ! 

Oh,  joy  for  all  its  former  woes 
A  thousand  fold  repaid ! 

3  Oh,  then  what  raptured  greetings 
On  Canaan's  happy  shore, 


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What  knitting  severed  friendships  up, 

Where  partings  are  no  more ! 
Then  eyes  with  joy  shall  sparkle, 

That  brimmed  with  tears  of  late, 
Orphans  no  longer  fatherless, 

Nor  widows  desolate. 

"  They  seek  a  Country." 

There  is  a  land  immortal, 

The  beautiful  of  lands : 
Beside  its  ancient  portal 

A  silent  sentry  stands ; 
He  only  can  undo  it, 

And  open  wide  the  door; 
And  mortals  who  pass  through  it 

Are  mortal  nevermore. 

2  Though  dark  and  drear  the  passage 
That  leadeth  to  the  gate, 

Yet  grace  attends  the  message 
To  souls  that  watch  and  wait  ;• 

And  at  the  time  appointed 
A  messenger  comes  down, 

And  guides  the  Lord's  anointed 
From  cross  to  glory's  crown. 

3  Their  sighs  are  lost  in  singing, 
They  5re  blessed  in  their  tears ; 

Their  journey  heavenward  winging, 
They  leave  on  earth  their  fears  ; 


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Death  like  an  angel  seemeth ; 

"  We  welcome  thee,"  they  cry ; 
Their  face  with  glory  beameth — 

'T  is  life  for  them  to  die ! 


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"  Beyond  the  Sky." 

There  is  a  home  eternal, 

Beautiful  and  bright, 
Where  sweet  joys  supernal 

Never  are  dimmed  by  night ; 
White-robed  angels  are  singing 

Ever  around  the  bright  throne — 
When,  oh,  when  shall  I  see  thee, 

Beautiful,  beautiful  home  ? 

Cho. — Home,  beautiful  home, 
Bright,  beautiful  home ; 
Home,  home  of  our  Saviour, 
Bright,  beautiful  home. 

2  Flowers  for  ever  are  springing 
In  that  home  so  fair ; 

Thousands  of  children  are  singing 

Praises  to  Jesus  there: 
How  they  swell  the  glad  anthem 

Ever  around  the  bright  throne- 
When,  oh,  when  shall  I  see  thee, 

Beautiful,  beautiful  home  ? 

3  Soon  shall  I  join  that  anthem 
Far  beyond  the  sky ; 


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Jesus  became  my  ransom — 

Why  should  I  fear  to  die  ? 
Soon  my  eyes  will  behold  him, 

Seated  upon  the  bright  throne — 
Then,  oh,  then  shall  I  see  thee, 

Beautiful,  beautiful  home ! 

"  The  Happy  Land." 

There  is  a  happy  land, 

Far,  far  away, 
Where  saints  in  glory  stand, 

Bright,  bright  as  day. 
Oh,  how  they  sweetly  sing, 
"  Worthy  is  our  Saviour  King," 
Loud  let  his  praises  ring; 

Praise,  praise  for  aye ! 

2  Come  to  that  happy  land, 
Come,  come  away, 

Why  will  ye  doubting  stand, 

Why  still  delay  ? 
Oh,  we  shall  happy  be, 
When,  from  sin  and  sorrow  free, 
Lord,  we  shall  dwell  with  thee, 

Blest,  blest  for  aye. 

3  Bright  in  that  happy  land 
Beams  every  eye : 

Kept  by  a  Father's  hand, 
Love  cannot  die. 


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Oh,  then  to  glory  run ; 
Be  a  crown  and  Kingdom  won ; 
And  bright,  above  the  sun, 
We  '11  reign  for  aye. 


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"King  of  Kings." 

Look,  ye  saints — the  sight  is  glorious ! 

See  the  Man  of  Sorrows  now 
From  the  fight  returned  victorious; 

Every  knee  to  him  shall  bow: 
Crown  him,  crown  him  ; 

Crowns  become  the  victor's  brow. 

2  Crown  the  Saviour,  angels,  crown  him ; 
Rich  the  trophies  Jesus  brings ; 

In  the  seat  of  power  enthrone  him, 
While  the  vault  of  heaven  rings  : 

Crown  him,  crown  him; 
Crown  the  Saviour  "  King  of  kings." 

3  Sinners  in  derision  crowned  him, 
Mocking  thus  the  Saviour's  claim  ; 

Saints  and  angels  crowd  around  him, 
Own  his  title,  praise  his  name : 

Crown  him,  crown  him ; 
Spread  abroad  the  victor's  fame. 

4  Hark,  those  bursts  of  acclamation ! 
Hark,  those  loud  triumphant  chords! 

Jesus  takes  the  highest  station ; 
Oh,  what  joy  the  sight  affords : 


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Crown  him,  crown  him  ; 
"  King  of  kings  and  Lord  of  lords," 

Glory  to  God. 

Glory  be  to  God  the  Father, 

Glory  be  to  God  the  Son, 
Glory  be  to  God  the  Spirit, 

Great  Jehovah,  Three  in  One : 
Glory,  glory, 

While  eternal  ages  run ! 

2  Glory  be  to  him  who  loved  us, 
Washed  us  from  each  spot  and  stain 

Glory  be  to  him  who  bought  us, 
Made  us  kings  with  him  to  reign : 

Glory,  glory, 
To  the  Lamb  that  once  was  slain ! 

3  Glory  to  the  King  of  angels, 
Glory  to  the  church's  King, 

Glory  to  the  King  of  nations, 

Heaven  and  earth,  your  praises  bring: 

Glory,  glory, 
To  the  King  of  glory  bring ! 

4  Glory,  blessing,  praise  eternal ! 
Thus  the  choir  of  angels  sings ; 

Honor,  riches,  power,  dominion ! 
Thus  its  praise  creation  brings : 

Glory,  glory, 
Glory  to  the  King  of  kings ! 


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917 

^  x  '  "  The  Lord  reigneth" 

Hark,  the  song  of  Jubilee, 

Loud  as  mighty  thunders  roar, 
Or  the  fulness  of  the  sea, 

When  it  breaks  upon  the  shore : 
Hallelujah  !  for  the  Lord 

God  Omnipotent  shall  reign; 
Hallelujah  !  let  the  word 

Echo  round  the  earth  and  main. 

2  Hallelujah !  hark,  the  sound, 
From  the  depths  unto  the  skies, 

Wakes  above,  beneath,  around, 

All  creation's  harmonies ; 
See  Jehovah's  banner  furled, 

Sheathed  his  sword:  he  speaks — rt  is  done, 
And  the  kingdoms  of  this  world 

Are  the  kingdoms  of  his  Son. 

3  He  shall  reign  from  pole  to  pole 
With  illimitable  sway ; 

He  shall  reign,  when  like  a  scroll 
Yonder  heavens  have  passed  away : 

Then  the  end; — beneath  his  rod 
Man's  last  enemy  shall  fall; 

Hallelujah!  Christ  in  God, 
God  in  Christ,  is  all  in  all. 

^  1  O  "  Tell  us  of  the  Nighty 

Watchman  !  tell  us  of  the  night, 
What  its  signs  of  promise  are ; — 


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Traveler!  o'er  yon  mountain's  height, 
See  that  glory-beaming  star ! — 

Watchman  !  does  its  beauteous  ray 
Aught  of  joy  or  hope  foretell? — 

Traveler!  yes;  it  brings  the  day, 
Promised  day  of  Israel : — 

2  Watchman!  tell  us  of  the  night; 
Higher  yet  that  star  ascends ; 

Traveler!  blessedness  and  light, 

Peace  and  truth  its  course  portends; — 

Watchman  !   will  its  beams  alone 

Gild  the  spot  that  gave  them  birth  ? — 

Traveler !  ages  are  its  own ; 

See,  it  bursts  o'er  all  the  earth  ! — 

3  Watchman  !  tell  us  of  the  night, 
For  the  morning  seems  to  dawn ; — 

Traveler !  darkness  takes  its  flight, 
Doubt  and  terror  are  withdrawn ; 

Watchman  !   let  thy  wanderings  cease; 
Hie  thee  to  thy  quiet  home  ! 

Traveler!  lo  !  the  Prince  of  Peace, 
Lo  !  the  Son  of  God  is  come  ! 

2  J-  O  The  Beauty  of  Heaven. 

Beautiful  Zion,  built  above, 
Beautiful  city  that  I  love; 
Beautiful  gates  of  pearly  white, 
Beautiful  temple — God  its  light ; 
x3 


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He  who  was  slain  on  Calvary 
Opens  those  pearly  gates  to  me. 

Ref. — Zion,  Zion,  lovely  Zion, 

Beautiful  Zion,  city  of  our  God. 

2  Beautiful  heaven,  where  all  is  light; 
Beautiful  angels,  clothed  in  white  \ 
Beautiful  strains  that  never  tire ; 
Beautiful  harps  through  all  the  choir — 
There  shall  I  join  the  chorus  sweet, 
Worshiping  at  the  Saviour's  feet. 

3  Beautiful  crowns  on  every  brow, 
Beautiful  palms  the  conquerors  show : 
Beautiful  robes  the  ransomed  wear, 
Beautiful  all  who  enter  there — 
Thither  I  press  with  eager  feet ; 
There  shall  my  rest  be  long  and  sweet. 

4  Beautiful  throne  for  Christ  our  King, 
Beautiful  songs  the  angels  sing ; 
Beautiful  rest — all  wanderings  cease; 
Beautiful  home  of  perfect  peace — 
There  shall  my  eyes  the  Saviour  see ; 
Haste  to  his  heavenly  home  with  me. 

w     w  "Go  over  this  Jordan." 

There  is  a  land  of  pure  delight 
Where  saints  immortal  reign; 

Infinite  day  excludes  the  night, 
And  pleasures  banish  pain. 


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There  everlasting  spring  abides, 
And  never- withering  flowers ; 

Death,  like  a  narrow  sea.  divides 
This  heavenly  land  from  ours. 

2  Sweet  fields  beyond  the  swelling  flood 
Stand  dressed  in  living  green ; 

So  to  the  Jews  old  Canaan  stood, 
While  Jordan  rolled  between. 

But  timorous  mortals  start  and  shrink 
To  cross  this  narrow  sea; 

And  linger,  shivering,  on  the  brink, 
And  fear  to  launch  away. 

3  Oh,  could  we  make  our  doubts  remove, 
These  gloomy  doubts  that  rise, 

And  see  the  Canaan  that  we  love 

With  unbeclouded  eyes  : — 
Could  we  but  climb  where  Moses  stood, 

And  view  the  landscape  o'er, 
Xot  Jordan's  stream,  nor  death's  cold  flood, 

Should  fright  us  from  the  shore. 

m  ~  M  "  Let  me  go  over  ! 

On  Jordan's  rugged  banks  I  stand, 

And  cast  a  wishful  eye 
To  Canaan's  fair  and  happy  land, 

Where  my  possessions  lie. 
Oh,  the  transporting,  rapturous  scene 

That  rises  to  my  sight ! 


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Sweet  fields  arrayed  in  living  green, 
And  rivers  of  delight ! 

2  O'er  all  those  wide  extended  plains 
Shines  one  eternal  day; 

There  God,  the  Son,  for  ever  reigns, 

And  scatters  night  away. 
No  chilling  winds,  or  poisonous  breath, 

Can  reach  that  healthful  shore ; 
Sickness  and  sorrow,  pain  and  death, 

Are  felt  and  feared  no  more. 

3  When  shall  I  reach  that  happy  place, 
And  be  for  ever  blest  ? 

When  shall  I  see  my  Father's  face, 

And  in  his  bosom  rest  ? 
Filled  with  delight,  my  raptured  soul 

Can  here  no  longer  stay; 
Though  Jordan's  waves  around  me  roll, 

Fearless  I  'd  launch  away. 

999 

**  "  ^  « *  The  Paradise  of  God. ' ' 

Beautiful  valley  of  Eden ! 

Sweet  is  thy  noon-tide  calm ; 
Over  the  hearts  of  the  weary, 

Breathing  thy  waves  of  balm. 

Cho. — Beautiful  valley  of  Eden, 

Home  of  the  pure  and  blest ! 
How  often  amid  the  wild  billows 
I  dream  of  thy  rest — sweet  rest ! 


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2  Over  the  heart  of  the  mourner 
Shineth  thy  golden  day, 

Wafting  the  songs  of  the  angels 
Down  from  the  far  away. 

3  There  is  the  home  of  my  Saviour, 
There,  with  the  blood- washed  throng, 

Over  the  highlands  of  glory 
Rolleth  the  great,  new  song ! 

"  The  Mansions  above." 

In  the  house  of  my  Father  above, 
There  are  mansions  provided  for  me, 

Where  my  soul  in  the  fulness  of  joy  shall  awake 
From  its  body  of  sin  to  be  free. 

Ref. — I  shall  go  to  that  home  by  and  by, 

And  my  Saviour  will  welcome  me 
there : 
He  will   crown  me  with  life,  he  will 
fill  me  with  joy, 
And  his  garment   of  love    I  shall 
wear. 

2  When  I  weary  of  labor  and  toil, 

And  with  sorrow  my  heart  is  oppressed, 

Then  my  Saviour  comes  near,  and  I  think  with 
delight 
Of  the  beautiful  mansions  of  rest. 


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3  I  have  friends  in  those  mansions  above; 
They  are  waiting  me  now  on  the  shore  ; 

And  I  know  we  shall  meet  at  the  portals  of  light, 
When  a  few  fleeting  days  shall  be  o'er. 

4  Oh,  I  long  for  those  mansions  above  !  ■ 
Yes,  I  long  their  bright  glory  to  see, 

And  to  join  the  glad  host  in  the  praise  of  my 
Lord, 
Who  has  purchased  those  mansions  for  me. 


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"  A  City." 

Jerusalem,  the  glorious ! 
The  glory  of  the  elect — 

0  dear  and  future  vision 
That  eager  hearts  expect ! 

Ev'n  now  by  faith  I  see  thee, 
Ev'n  here  thy  walls  discern  ; 

To  thee  my  thoughts  are  kindled, 
And  strive,  and  pant,  and  yearn  ! 

2  The  Cross  is  all  thy  splendor, 
The  Crucified  thy  praise; 

His  laud  and  benediction 

Thy  ransomed  people  raise; — 

Jerusalem  !  exulting 
On  that  securest  shore, 

1  hope  thee,  wish  thee,  sing  thee, 
And  love  thee  evermore  ! 


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3  O  sweet  and  blessed  Country ! 
Shall  I  e'er  see  thy  face  ? 

0  sweet  and  blessed  Country, 
Shall  I  e'er  win  thy  grace  ? 

Exult,  O  dust  and  ashes ! 

The  Lord  shall  be  thy  part ; 
His  only,  his  for  ever, 

Thou  shalt  be,  and  thou  art ! 

^~£>  "  O  Paradise r 

O  Paradise  !  O  Paradise  ! 

Who  doth  not  crave  for  rest  ? 
Who  would  not  seek  the  happy  land 

Where  they  that  loved  are  blest  ? 

Ref. — Where  loyal  hearts  and  true 
Stand  ever  in  the  light, 
All  rapture  through  and  through, 
In  God's  most  holy  sight. 

2  O  Paradise  !    O  Paradise ! 
The  world  is  growing  old  ; 

Who  would  not  be  at  rest  and  free 
Where  love  is  never  cold  ? 

3  O  Paradise  !  O  Paradise ! 

1  greatly  long  to  see 

The  special  place  my  dearest  Lord 
In  love  prepares  for  me. 

4  Lord  Jesus,  King  of  Paradise, 
Oh,  keep  me  in  thy  love, 


200  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

And  guide  me  to  that  happy  land 
Of  perfect  rest  above  ! 


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The  new  Jerusalem. 

Jerusalem,  the  golden, 

With  milk  and  honey  blest ! 

Beneath  thy  contemplation 

Sink  heart  and  voice  oppressed; 

1  know  not,  oh,  I  know  not, 
What  social  joys  are  there, 

What  radiancy  of  glory, 

What  light  beyond  compare. 

2  They  stand,  those  halls  of  Zion, 
All  jubilant  with  song, 

And  bright  with  many  an  angel, 
And  all  the  martyr  throng ; 

The  Prince  is  ever  in  them, 
The  daylight  is  serene ; 

The  pastures  of  the  blessed 
Are  decked  in  glorious  sheen. 

3  There  is  the  throne  of  David  ; 
And  there,  from  care  released, 

The  song  of  them  that  triumph, 
The  shout  of  them  that  feast ; 

And  they  who,  with  their  Leader, 
Have  conquered  in  the  fight, 

For  ever  and  for  ever 

Are  clad  in  robes  of  white. 


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"A  Holy  City." 

There  is  a  holy  city, 

A  happy  world  above, 
Beyond  the  starry  regions, 

Built  by  the  God  of  love  : 
An  everlasting  temple — 

And  saints,  arrayed  in  white, 
There  serve  their  great  Redeemer, 

And  dwell  with  him  in  light. 

2  The  meanest  child  of  glory 
Outshines  the  radiant  sun  ; 

But  who  can  speak  the  splendor 

Of  that  eternal  throne 
Where  Jesus  sits  exalted, 

In  god-like  majesty  ? 
The  elders  fall  before  him, 

The  angels  bend  the  knee. 

3  The  host  of  saints  around  him 
Proclaim  his  work  of  grace  ; 

The  patriarchs  and  prophets, 

And  all  the  godly  race, 
Who  speak  of  fiery  trials 

And  tortures  on  their  way — 
They  came  from  tribulation 

To  everlasting  day. 

4  And  what  shall  be  my  journey, 
How  long  my  stay  below, 


202  SPIRITUAL   SONGS 

Or  what  shall  be  my  trials, 
Are  not  for  me  to  know ; 

In  every  day  of  trouble 

I  '11  raise  my  thoughts  on  high ; 

1  '11  think  of  the  bright  temple, 
And  crowns  above  the  sky. 

4^0  Qur  Salvation. 

Ev'n  now  doth  our  salvation 

Draw  near  and  nearer  still, 
Than  when  we  first  accepted 

Our  Saviour's  loving  will : 
Each  hour  and  every  moment 

Brings  on  the  happy  day, 
When,  free  from  sin  and  sorrow, 

To  heaven  we  take  our  way. 

Ref. — Oh,  hasten,  Time,  God's  angel ! 
On  swift  wing  bear  us  home : 
We  wait  the  joyful  summons, 
No  longer  would  we  roam : 
Semi-Cho. — Home,  home,  come  home, 
Home,  home,  come  home. 
Full  Cho. — We  come,  we  come,  we  come. 

2  The  world  is  bright  and  gladsome, 
And  life  is  God's  sweet  gift ; 

It  is  not  dust  and  ashes, 

Though  fading  sure  and  swift : 

Yet  better  far  the  country 

Where  my  dear  Lord  doth  dwell ; 


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My  heart  doth  break  with  longing 
For  him  I  love  so  well ! 

3  Oh,  lasting  joy  of  heaven  ! 

Oh,  stainless,  waveless  peace ! 
Oh,  victor}-  after  conflict, 

Of  all  our  woe  surcease ! 
Who  would  not  gladly  barter 

The  best  earth  hath  to  give, 
For  that  blest  lot  immortal, 

With  Christ  for  aye  to  live  ! 


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Music  in  Heaven. 

Lo,  the  seal  of  death  is  breaking ; 
Those  who  slept  its  sleep  are  waking ; 

Heaven  opes  its  portals  fair ! 
Hark !  the  harps  of  God  are  ringing, 
Hark !  the  seraph's  hymn  is  flinging 

Music  on  immortal  air. 

2  There,  no  more  at  eve  declining, 
Suns  without  a  cloud  are  shining 

O'er  the  land  of  life  and  love ; 
There  the  founts  of  life  are  flowing, 
Flowers  unknown  to  time  are  blowing, 

In  that  radiant  scene  above. 

3  There  no  sigh  of  memory  swelleth; 
There  no  tear  of  misery  welleth ; 

Hearts  will  bleed  or  break  no  more  ; 
Past  is  all  the  cold  world's  scorning, 


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Gone  the  night  and  broke  the  morning 
Over  all  the  golden  shore. 

^3v  Beyond  the  Vale. 

Beyond  life's  raging  fever, 
Beyond  life's  troubled  dream, 

Beyond  death's  surging  river, 
Beyond  that  sullen  stream, 

Cho. — The  saints  shall  dwell  in  glory, 
In  beauty  fading  not ; 
O  pilgrim,  are  you  praying 
That  this  may  be  your  lot  ? 

2  Beyond  this  land  of  sighing, 
Where  countless  tears  are  shed ; 

Beyond  the  sick  and  dying, 

Beyond  the  mouldering  dead  : — 

3  Beyond  this  scene  of  trial, 
Where  heart  and  flesh  do  fail ; 

Beyond  the  darkening  shadows, 
Beyond  the  gloomy  vale: — 

4  Beyond  earth's  weary  burden, 
The  cross,  the  scourge,  the  rod, 

The  saints  shall  dwell  in  glory — 
The  saints  shall  dwell  with  God. 

^  u  ■*-  "  For  ever  with  the  Lord. ' ' 

When  we  get  home  where  Jesus  is, 
And  hear  his  friendly  greeting, 


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Our  souls  will  feel  a  heavenly  bliss, 
In  such  a  joyful  meeting! 

Ref. — We  soon  shall  be  from  sorrow  free — 
A  happy  home  we  're  nearing  ; 
Our  Father's  call  invites  us  all — 
Oh,  blessed  thought,  how  cheering  ! 

2  So  long  in  this  dark  world  we  Ve  staid, 
We  feel  an  anxious  longing 

To  see  that  home  without  a  shade, 
Where  ransomed  souls  are  thronging. 

3  If  doubts  arise,  or  courage  fail, 
At  every  ill-made  story, 

Death  soon  will  lift  the  mystic  vail, 
And  bear  us  home  to  glory. 

4  Then,  happy  souls,  to  Jesus  raise 
Your  songs,  with  cheerful  voices, 

And  sing  those  home-endearing  lays, 
While  every  heart  rejoices  ! 

£  &  "  Death  of  a  little  child. 

Tender  Shepherd,  thou  hast  stilled 
Now  thy  little  lamb's  brief  weeping  : 

Ah,  how  peaceful,  pale,  and  mild 
In  its  narrow  bed  't  is  sleeping  ! 

And  no  sigh  of  anguish  sore 

Heaves  that  little  bosom  more. 


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2  In  this  world  of  care  and  pain, 

Lord,  thou  wouldst  no  longer  leave  it ; 
To  the  sunny  heavenly  plain 

Thou  dost  now  with  joy  receive  it ; 
Clothed  in  robes  of  spotless  wThite, 
Now  it  dwells  with  thee  in  light. 

3  Ah,  Lord  Jesus,  grant  that  we 
Where  it  lives  may  soon  be  living, 

And  the  lovely  pastures  see 

That  its  heavenly  food  are  giving ; 
Then  the  gain  of  death  we  prove, 
Though  thou  take  wThat  most  we  love. 

^3o  Comfort. 

Cease,  ye  mourners,  cease  to  languish 
O'er  the  grave  of  those  you  love; 

Pain  and  death,  and  night  and  anguish 
Enter  not  the  world  above. 

2  While  our  silent  steps  are  straying 
Lonely  through  night's  deepening  shade, 

Glory's  brightest  beams  are  playing 
Round  the  happy  Christian's  head. 

3  Light  and  peace  at  once  deriving 
From  the  hand  of  God  most  high, 

In  his  glorious  presence  living, 
They  shall  never,  never  die. 


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A  bright  summer  day. 

Summer  suns  are  glowing 

Over  land  and  sea, 
Happy  light  is  flowing 

Bountiful  and  free. 
Everything  rejoices 

In  the  mellow  rays, 
All  earth's  thousand  voices 

Swell  the  psalm  of  praise. 

2  God's  free  mercy  streameth 
Over  all  the  world, 

And  his  banner  gleameth 

Everywhere  unfurled. 
Broad  and  deep  and  glorious, 

As  the  heaven  above, 
Shines  in  might  victorious 

His  eternal  love. 

3  Lord,  upon  our  blindness 
Thy  pure  radiance  pour ; 

For  thy  loving-kindness 

Makes  us  love  thee  more. 
And  when  clouds  are  drifting 

Dark  across  our  sky, 
Then,  the  vail  uplifting, 

Father,  be  thou  nigh. 

4  We  will  never  doubt  thee, 
Though  thou  vail  thy  light : 


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Life  is  dark  without  thee ; 

Death  with  thee  is  bright. 
Light  of  light !  shine  o'er  us 

On  our  pilgrim  way- 
Go  thou  still  before  us 

To  the  endless  day. 


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Easter  Morning. 

Down  from  their  home  on  high, 
Down  through  the  starry  sky, 
Angels  descending  fly, 

While  the  earth  shaketh; 
Roll  they  the  stone  away 
From  where  the  Saviour  lay — 
Out  into  glorious  day 

His  way  he  taketh. 

Ref. — Loud  hallelujahs! 
Loud  hallelujahs ! 
Our  risen  Saviour, 
To  thee  we  sing : 
Hallelujah!  Hallelujah! 
Hallelujah ! 

2  He  from  the  grave  is  gone, 
Treading  the  way  alone ; 
Death  now  is  overthrown 

By  his  endeavor ! 
Where  is  thy  victory, 
O  Grave  ?  and  where  shall  be, 


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O  Death,  our  fear  of  thee  ? 
Vanished  for  ever ! 

3  Sing  we  thy  praise  for  aye, 
Who  washed  our  sins  away ; 
Unto  thy  name  alway 

We  shall  be  singing : 
Far  down  the  tracts  of  time 
Shall  every  earthly  clime 
Join  in  the  song  sublime, 

With  praises  ringing! 


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"  He  will  lead  me." 

When  I  walk  in  God's  clear  sunlight, 
With  its  beauty  beaming  fair, 

Or  when  shadows  seem  to  gather, 
I  may  see  him  everywhere. 

Ref. — He  will  lead  me,  he  will  lead  me, 
Be  my  true  and  constant  guide ; 
He  will  lead  me,  he  will  lead  me — 
In  his  love  I  may  abide. 

2  Though  amid  the  deepest  darkness, 
I  may  surely  trust  the  Lord; 

He  hath  never  yet  forsaken — 
He  will  keep  his  promised  word. 

3  Though  all  friendships  may  be  broken, 
And  the  hand  of  death  be  laid, 

In  his  might  and  love  confiding, 
I  shall  never  be  afraid. 


210  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

4  When  to  me  shall  come  the  glory 
Of  the  heavenly  mansions  bright; 

Still  the  song  will  I  be  singing 
In  that  home  of  pure  delight. 


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New  Year. 

At  thy  feet,  our  God  and  Father, 

Who  hast  blest  us  all  our  days, 
We  with  grateful  hearts  would  gather, 

And  begin  the  year  with  praise — 
Praise  for  light  so  brightly  shining 

On  our  steps  from  heaven  above ; 
Praise  for  mercies  daily  twining 

Round  us  golden  cords  of  love. 

2  Jesus,  for  thy  love  most  tender, 
On  the  cross  for  sinners  shown, 

We  would  praise  thee  and  surrender 
All  our  hearts  to  be  thine  own. 

With  so  true  a  Friend  provided 
We  upon  our  way  would  go, 

Sure  of  being  safely  guided, 
Guarded  well  from  every  foe. 

3  Every  day  will  be  the  brighter, 
When  thy  gracious  face  we  see; 

Every  burden  will  be  lighter, 

When  we  know  it  comes  from  thee. 

Spread  thy  love's  broad  banner  o'er  us, 
Give  us  strength  to  serve  and  wait, 


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Till  thy  glory  breaks  before  us, 
Through  the  city's  open  gate. 

An  Autumn  Song. 

The  trees  are  crowned  with  glory, 

The  hills  are  bright  with  praise ; 
The  voice  of  Autumn  singeth 

Through  all  her  forest  ways. 
With  heart,  and  voice,  and  garland, 

Dear  Lord,  thy  children  meet 
To  crown  thee  with  their  praises, — 

To  worship  at  thy  feet. 

2  As  once,  in  far  Judea, 
The  little  children  came 

With  glad  and  sweet  hosannas, 
And  blessings  on  thy  name, 

With  waving  palms  and  praises, 
Thy  lowly  steps  to  throng ; — 

So  we,  within  thy  temple, 

Come  seeking  thee  with  song. 

3  O  lowly  Lord  and  Master ! 
We  long  to  be  like  thee 

In  purity,  in  patience, 

In  deep  humility ; 
That  when  our  autumn  cometh, 

And  as  a  leaf  we  fade, 
The  glory  of  thy  presence 

May  dissipate  death's  shade. 


212  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

A&'J  National. 

Lord  !  while  for  all  mankind  we  pray, 

Of  every  clime  and  coast, 
Oh,  hear  us  for  our  native  land, 

The  land  we  love  the  most. 

2  Oh,  guard  our  shores  from  every  foe, 
With  peace  our  borders  bless, 

With  prosperous  times  our  cities  crown, 
Our  fields  with  plenteousness. 

3  Unite  us  in  the  sacred  love 

Of  knowledge,  truth,  and  thee : 
And  let  our  hills  and  valleys  shout 
The  songs  of  liberty. 

4  Lord  of  the  nations,  thus  to  thee 
Our  country  we  commend; 

Be  thou  our  refuge  and  her  trust, 
Her  everlasting  friend. 


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National  Song. 

My  country  !  't  is  of  thee, 
Sweet  land  of  liberty, 

Of  thee  I  sing; 
Land  where  my  fathers  died ! 
Land  of  the  Pilgrims'  pride  I 
From  every  mountain  side 

Let  freedom  ring ! 


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2  My  native  country,  thee — 
Land  of  the  noble,  free — 

Thy  name  I  love ; 
I  love  thy  rocks  and  rills, 
Thy  woods  and  templed  hills; 
My  heart  with  rapture  thrills 

Like  that  above. 

3  Our  fathers'  God  !  to  thee, 
Author  of  liberty, 

To  thee  we  sing : 
Long  may  our  land  be  bright 
With  freedom's  holy  light ; 
Protect  us  by  thy  might, 

Great  God,  our'  King ! 


241 


Easter  Carol. 

Lift  up,  O  little  children, 

Your  voices  clear  and  sweet, 
And  sing  the  blessed  story 
Of  Christ,  the  Lord  of  glory, 
And  worship  at  his  feet ! 

Cho. — Oh,  sing  the  blessed  story ! 
The  Lord  of  life  and  glory 
Is  risen — as  he  said — 
Is  risen  from  the  dead! 

2  Lift  up,  O  tender  lilies, 
'     Your  whiteness  to  the  sun ; 


214  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

The  earth  is  not  our  prison 
Since  Christ  himself  hath  risen, 
The  life  of  every  one. 

3  Ring,  all  ye  bells  in  welcome, 

Your  chimes  of  joy  again! 
Ring  out  the  night  of  sadness, 
Ring  in  the  morn  of  gladness, 

For  death  no  more  shall  reign. 

24.0 

^i-^  Close  of  the  year. 

Make  haste,  make  haste,  O  man,  to  live, 

For  thou  so  soon  must  die; 
Time  hurries  past  thee  like  the  breeze, 

How  swift  its  moments  fly ! 
Make  haste,  make  haste,  O  man,  to  live! 

2  To  breathe,  to  breathe,  and  wake  and  sleep 
To  smile,  to  sigh,  and  grieve, 

To  move  in  idleness  through  earth — 

This,  this  is  not  to  live ! 
Make  haste,  make  haste,  O  man,  to  live ! 

3  Up,  then,  up,  then,  with  speed,  and  work; 
Fling  ease  and  self  away ; 

This  is  no  time  for  thee  to  sleep ; 

Up  !  watch,  and  work,  and  pray  ! 
Make  haste,  make  haste,  O  man,  to  live! 


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243  "Behold  the  Lamb  I  " 

Oh,  praise  the  Saviour's  holy  name ! 

Before  him  bow  the  knee  ; 
From  yon  bright  glorious  throne  he  came, 

To  set  the  sinner  free. 

Cho. —  Sing  his  praises !  shout  hosannas  ! 
Blessed  be  his  holy  name  ! 
Hallelujah  !  hallelujah  ! 
Glory  !  glory  to  the  Lamb  ! 

2  There  is  no  music  half  so  sweet 
As  our  Redeemer's  name; 

Oh,  sound  it  out  to  every  clime, 

And  say,  "  Behold  the  Lamb  !  "    Cho. 

3  Oh,  praise  him  for  the  love  that  bore 
Your  sorrows  and  your  care ; 

Honor  and  thanks  and  blessing  give-^ 
So  in  his  glory  share.    Cho. 

4  Oh,  for  this  love  let  every  heart 
His  praises  ever  sing ! 

And  when  we  join  with  angel-hosts, 
We  '11  crown  the  Saviour  King.    Cho. 

24:4:  -d   Thanksgiving  Hymn. 

Can  a  little  child,  like  me, 
Thank  the  Father  fittingly  ? 
Yes,  oh,  yes !  be  good  and  true, 
Patient,  kind  in  all  you  do ; 
Love  the  Lord,  and  do  your  part ; 
Learn  to  say  with  all  your  heart : 

Father,  we  thank  thee ! 

Father  in  heaven,  we  thank  thee ! 


216  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

2  For  the  fruit  upon  the  tree, 
For  the  birds  that  sing  of  thee, 
For  the  earth  in  beauty  drest, 
Father,  mother,  and  the  rest ; 
For  thy  precious,  loving  care, 
For  thy  bounty  everywhere, — 

Father,  we  thank  thee ! 

Father  in  heaven,  we  thank  thee  ! 

3  For  the  sunshine  warm  and  bright, 
For  the  day  and  for  the  night ; 

For  the  lessons  of  our  youth — 
Honor,  gratitude,  and  truth ; 
For  the  love  that  met  us  here, 
For  the  home  and  for  the  cheer, — 

Father,  we  thank  thee ! 

Father  in  heaven,  we  thank  thee! 

4  For  our  comrades  and  our  plays, 
And  our  happy  holidays ; 

For  the  joyful  work  and  true 
That  a  little  child  may  do ; 
For  our  lives  but  just  begun  ; 
For  the  great  gift  of  thy  Son, — 

Father,  we  thank  thee  ! 

Father  in  heaven,  we  thank  thee ! 


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A  loving  heart. 

If  you  have  a  pleasant  thought, 
Sing  it,  sing  it; 


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As  the  birds  sing  in  their  sport, 

Sing  it  from  the  heart  : 
Does  the  Holy  Spirit  move 
For  the  children  of  his  love — 
Sing  and  point  the  home  above, 

Sing  it  from  the  heart. 

Cho. — Singing,  singing,  from  the  heart, 
Oh,  the  joy  our  songs  impart  i 
Jesus,  bless  the  tuneful  art, 
Singing  from  the  heart. 

2  Every  gracious  deed  of  his, 

Sing  it,  sing  it ; 
Nothing  sounds  so  well  as  this, 

Sing  it  from  the  heart  : 
How  the  Lord  walked  on  the  wave — 
Rescued  Lazarus  from  the  grave — 
Died  our  guilty  souls  to  save — 

Sing  it  from  the  heart. 

3  Are  you  weary,  are  you  sad — 

Sing  it,  sing  it ; 
Make  yourselves  and  others  glad, 

Sing  it  from  the  heart : 
Angels  now  before  his  face 
Sing  of  Christ's  redeeming  grace. 
Give  the  Saviour  endless  praise, 

Sing  it  from  the  heart. 


218  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

u  ~  v  "  Afterwards. 

Now,  the  sowing  and  the  weeping, 
Working  hard  and  waiting  long; 

Afterward,  the  golden  reaping, 
Harvest  home  and  grateful  song. 

Ref. — Then  work,  work  for  Jesus  : 

Toil  through  the  cloud  or  sun ; 
Till  the  Master  bids  thee  rest 

From  labor — when  thy  work  is  done. 

2  Now,  the  pruning,  sharp,  unsparing ; 
Scattered  blossom,  bleeding  shoot ! 

Afterward,  the  plenteous  bearing 
Of  the  Master's  pleasant  fruit. 

3  Now,  the  long  and  toilsome  duty 
Stone  by  stone  to  carve  and  bring : 

Afterward,  the  perfect  beauty 
Of  the  palace  of  the  King ! 

4  Now,  the  spirit  conflict-riven, 
Wounded  heart,  unequal  strife ; 

Afterward,  the  triumph  given, 
And  the  victor-crown  of  life ! 

5  Now,  the  training,  strange  and  lowly, 
Unexplained  and  tedious  now ; 

Afterward,  the  service  holy, 

And  the  Master's  "  Enter  thou !  " 


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947 

~  *  ■  /br  Anniversary. 

Jesus  hath  sought  us;  Jesus  hath  bought  us; 

Joyful  hosannas  to  him  let  us  raise ! 
Cheerily  singing,  merrily  ringing, 

Anthems,  loud  anthems  of  jubilant  praise. 

Cho. — Joyfully  we  '11  praise  him ! 
Cheerfully  we  '11  raise  him 
Glad  songs — and  loud  hosannas 
Shall  ascend  to  Jesus  above : 
Joyfully  praise  him  !   cheerfully  raise  him 
Songs  of  thanksgiving  for  infinite  love  ! 

2  Kind  friends    have    taught  us ;    Jesus  hath 

brought  us 
Under  this  roof  where  we  gather  to-day ; 
Gracious  Jehovah,  guide  and  watch  over; 
Look  on  thy  children  in  mercy,  we  pray. 

3  Keep  us  and  guide  us,  kindly  provide  us 
Comfort  and  strength  for  each  step  of  the 

way ; 
Mercy  and  blessing,  goodness  expressing, 
Hold  us  in  peace  for  eternity's  day. 

4  When  thou  hast  led  us,  taught  us  and  fed  us, 
Strengthened  our  hearts  as  we  Ve  journeyed 

along, 
Then,  gracious  Father,  thy  children  gather, 
Joining  in  chorus  of  heaven's  new  song. 


220  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

^4o  «.  shall  I  be  there?" 

When  saints  gather  round  thee,  dear  Saviour, 

above, 
And  hasten  to  crown  thee  with  jewels  of  love, 
Amid  those  bright  mansions  of  glory  so  fair — 
Oh,  tell  me,  dear  Saviour,  if  I  shall  be  there ! 

Cho. — Oh,  tell  me,*  oh,  tell  me  if  I  shall  be 
there ! 
Oh,  tell  me,  dear  Saviour,  if  I  shall  be 
there ! 

2  When  those,  who  have  labored  and  struggled 

to  save 
Their  loved  ones  from  sorrow  beyond  the  dark 

grave, 
Are  bringing  the  treasures  they  gathered  with 

care — 
Oh,  tell  me,  dear  Saviour,  if  I  shall  be  there ! 

3  When  life's  dreary  billows  are  spent  on  the 

shore 
Beyond  the  dark  river,  and  time  is  no  more, 
When  bright  palms  of  glory  the  victors  shall 

bear — 
Oh,  tell  me,  dear  Saviour,  if  I  shall  be  there ! 

4  And  when  in  bright  garments  thy  children 

shall  stand, 
A  crown  on   each  forehead,  a  harp  in  each 
hand, 


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And  sing  of  the  joys  thou  hast  gone  to  pre- 
pare— 
Oh,  tell  me,  dear  Saviour,  if  I  shall  be  there! 

-4y  The  Paradise  of  Joy. 

For  thee,  O  dear,  dear  Country, 

Mine  eyes  their  vigils  keep ; 
For  very  love,  beholding 

Thy  happy  name,  they  weep. 
The  mention  of  thy  glory 

Is  unction  to  the  breast, 
And  medicine  in  sickness, 

And  love,  and  life,  and  rest. 

2  With  jasper  glow  thy  bulwarks, 
Thy  streets  with  emeralds  blaze ; 

The  sardius  and  the  topaz 

Unite  in  thee  their  rays ; 
Thine  ageless  walls  are  bonded 

With  amethyst  unpriced  ; 
The  saints  built  up  its  fabric, 

The  corner-stone  is  Christ. 

3  Thou  hast  no  shore,  fair  ocean ; 
Thou  hast  no  time,  bright  day  ; 

Dear  fountain  of  refreshment 

To  pilgrims  far  away; 
Upon  the  Rock  of  ages 

They  raise  thy  holy  tower; 
Thine  is  the  victor's  laurel, 

And  thine  the  golden  dower. 


222  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

4  Oh,  sweet  and  blessed  Country/ 

The  home  of  God's  elect ! 
Oh,  sweet  and  blessed  Country, 

That  eager  hearts  expect! 
Jesus,  in  mercy  bring  us 

To  that  dear  land  of  rest ; 
Who  art,  with  God  the  Father 

And  Spirit,  ever  blest. 


250 


11  Jesus,  my  Lord'' 

Jesus,  my  Lord,  my  God,  my  all ! 
Blest  Saviour,  hear  me  when  I  call ; 
Oh,  hear,  and  from  thy  dwelling-place 
Pour  down  the  riches  of  thy  grace ; 
Jesus,  my  Lord,  I  thee  adore — 
Oh,  make  me  love  thee  more  and  more ! 

2  Jesus,  alas  !  too  coldly  sought, 
How  can  I  love  thee  as  I  ought ! 
And  how  extol  thy  matchless  fame, 
The  glorious  beauty  of  thy  name  ? 
Jesus,  my  Lord,  I  thee  adore — 

Oh,  make  me  love  thee  more  and  more ! 

3  Jesus,  what  didst  thou  find  in  me 
That  thou  hast  dealt  so  lovingly  ? 

How  great  the  joy  that  thou  hast  brought ! 
Oh,  far  exceeding  hope  or  thought  \ 
Jesus,  my  Lord,  I  thee  adore — 
Oh,  make  me  love  thee  more  and  more ! 


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FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  223 

4  Jesus!  of  thee  shall  be  my  song; 

To  thee  my  heart  and  soul  belong; 

All  that  I  am  or  have  is  thine, 

And  thou,  my  Saviour,  thou  art  mine  ! 

Jesus,  my  Lord,  I  thee  adore — 

Oh,  make  me  love  thee  more  and  more  ! 

The  Blessed  Szbbath. 

O  DAY  of  rest  and  gladness, 

O  day  of  joy  and  light, 
O  balm  of  care  and  sadness, 

Most  beautiful,  most  bright; 
On  thee  the  high  and  lowly, 

Bending  before  the  throne, 
Sing,  Holy,  Holy,  Holy, 

To  the  great  Three  in  One. 

2  On  thee,  at  the  creation, 
The  light  first  had  its  birth; 

On  thee,  for  our  salvation, 

Christ  rose  from  depths  of  earth; 

On  thee,  our  Lord  victorious, 
The  Spirit  sent  from  heaven  ; 

And  thus  on  thee,  most  glorious, 
A  triple  light  was  given. 

3  To-day  on  weary  nations 
The  heavenly  manna  falls; 

To  holy  convocations 
The  silver  trumpet  calls, 


224  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

Where  gospel  light  is  glowing 
With  pure  and  radiant  beams, 

And  living  water  flowing 

With  soul-refreshing  streams. 

4  New  graces  ever  gaining 

From  this  our  day  of  rest, 
We  reach  the  rest  remaining 

To  spirits  of  the  blest. 
To  Holy  Ghost  be  praises, 

To  Father,  and  to  Son ; 
The  church  her  voice  upraises 

To  thee,  blest  Three  in  One. 


252 


An  unsee?i  Saviour. 

O  Saviour,  precious  Saviour, 

Whom  yet  unseen  we  love, 
O  name  of  might  and  favor, 

All  other  names  above ; 
We  worship  thee,  we  bless  thee, 

To  thee  alone  we  sing ; 
We  praise  thee  and  confess  thee, 

Our  holy  Lord  and  King. 

2  O  Bringer  of  salvation, 

Who  wondrously  hast  wrought, 

Thyself  the  revelation 

Of  love  beyond  our  thought ; 

We  worship  thee,  we  bless  thee, 
To  thee  alone  we  sing ; 


253 


FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  225 

We  praise  thee  and  confess  thee, 
Our  gracious  Lord  and  King. 

3  In  thee  all  fulness  dwelleth, 
All  grace  and  power  divine ; 

The  glory  that  excelleth, 

O  Son  of  God,  is  thine; 
We  worship  thee,  we  bless  thee, 

To  thee  alone  we  sing; 
We  praise  thee,  and  confess  thee, 

Our  glorious  Lord  and  King. 

4  Oh,  grant  the  consummation 
Of  this  our  song  above, 

In  endless  adoration 

And  everlasting  love; 
Then  shall  we  praise  and  bless  thee, 

Where  perfect  praises  ring, 
And  evermore  confess  thee, 

Our  Saviour  and  our  King:. 


Nettleton.  8s  6°  js.  D. 

Come,  thou  Fount  of  every  blessing, 

Tune  my  heart  to  sing  thy  grace ; 
Streams  of  mercy,  never  ceasing, 

Call  for  songs  of  loudest  praise. 
Teach  me  some  melodious  sonnet, 

Sung  by  naming  tongues  above ; 
Praise  the  mount — I  'm  fixed  upon  it ! 

Mount  of  thy  redeeming  love. 
*5 


226  SPIRITUAL   SONGS 

2  Oh,  to  grace  how  great  a  debtor 

Daily  I  'm  constrained  to  be ! 
Let  thy  goodness,  like  a  fetter, 

Bind  my  wandering  heart  to  thee. 
Prone  to  wander,  Lord,  I  feel  it — 

Prone  to  leave  the  God  I  love ; 
Here  's  my  heart,  oh,  take  and  seal  it ! 

Seal  it  for  thy  courts  above. 


254 


Toplady.    js,  61. 

Rock  of  ages,  cleft  for  me, 

Let  me  hide  myself  in  thee ; 

Let  the  water  and  the  blood, 

From  thy  wounded  side  which  flowed, 

Be  of  sin  the  double  cure, 

Save  from  wrath,  and  make  me  pure. 

2  Could  my  tears  for  ever  flow, 
Could  my  zeal  no  languor  know, 
These  for  sin  could  not  atone : 
Thou  must  save,  and  thou  alone; 
In  my  hand  no  price  I  bring ; 
Simply  to  thy  cross  I  cling. 

3  While  I  draw  this  fleeting  breath, 
When  my  eyes  shall  close  in  death, 
When  I  rise  to  worlds  unknown, 
And  behold  thee  on  thy  throne — 
Rock  of  ages,  cleft  for  me, 

Let  me  hide  myself  in  thee ! 


255 


256 


FOR  THE   SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  2*27 

Ratkbun.    8s  &*  ys. 

In  the  cross  of  Christ  I  glory, 

Towering  o'er  the  wrecks  of  time  ; 

All  the  light  of  sacred  story 

Gathers  round  its  head  sublime. 

2  When  the  woes  of  life  o'ertake  me, 
Hopes  deceive,  and  fears  annoy, 

Never  shall  the  cross  forsake  me : 
Lo  !  it  glows  with  peace  and  joy. 

3  When  the  sun  of  bliss  is  beaming 
Light  and  love  upon  my  way. 

From  the  cross  the  radiance  streaming 
Adds  more  lustre  to  the  day. 

Marty n.    js.  D. 

Jesus  !  lover  of  my  soul, 

Let  me  to  thy  bosom  fly : 
While  the  billows  near  me  roll, 

While  the  tempest  still  is  high. 
Hide  me,  O  my  Saviour !  hide, 

Till  the  storm  of  life  is  past ; 
Safe  into  the  haven  guide ; 

Oh,  receive  my  soul  at  last ! 

2  Other  refuge  have  I  none  : 
Hangs  my  helpless  soul  on  thee ; 

Leave,  ah  !  leave  me  not  alone, 
Still  support  and  comfort  me. 


/ 

228  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 


All  my  trust  on  thee  is  stayed ; 

All  my  help  from  thee  I  bring; 
Cover  my  defenceless  head 

With  the  shadow  of  thy  wing. 


257 


Old  Hundred.     L.  M. 

From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies 
Let  the  Creator's  praise  arise ; 
Let  the  Redeemer's  praise  be  sung, 
Through  every  land,  by  every  tongue. 

2  Eternal  are  thy  mercies,  Lord, 
Eternal  truth  attends  thy  word: 
Thy  name  shall  sound  from  shore  to  shci 
Till  suns  shall  rise  and  set  no  more. 


258 


Woodworih.    L.  M. 


Just  as  I  am,  without  one  plea, 
But  that  thy  blood  was  shed  for  me, 
And  that  thou  bidst  me  come  to  thee, 
O  Lamb  of  God !  I  come,  I  come ! 

2  Just  as  I  am,  and  waiting  not 
To  rid  my  soul  of  one  dark  blot, 

To  thee  whose  blood  can  cleanse  each  spot, 
O  Lamb  of  God  !  I  come,  I  come  ! 

3  Just  as  I  am — thy  love  unknown 
Hath  broken  every  barrier  down  ; 
Now  to  be  thine,  yea,  thine  alone, 

O  Lamb  of  God !  I  come,  I  come ! 


FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  229 

^5y  Solid  Rock.     L.  M.  D. 

My  hope  is  built  on  nothing  less 
Than  Jesus'  blood  and  righteousness ; 

1  dare  not  trust  the  sweetest  frame, 
But  wholly  lean  on  Jesus'  name. 

Ref. — On  Christ,  the  solid  rock,  I  stand  j 
All  other  ground  is  sinking  sand. 

2  When  darkness  seems  to  vail  his  face, 
I  rest  on  his  unchanging  grace; 

In  every  high  and  stormy  gale, 
My  anchor  holds  within  the  vail. 

3  His  oath,  his  covenant,  and  blood 
Support  me  in  the  whelming  flood ; 
When  all  around  my  soul  gives  way, 
He  then  is  all  my  hope  and  stay. 


260 


Boylston.    S.  M. 

Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds 
Our  hearts  in  Christian  love; 

The  fellowship  of  kindred  minds 
Is  like  to  that  above. 

2  Before  our  Father's  throne 
WTe  pour  our  ardent  prayers ; 

Our  fears,  our  hopes,  our  aims  are  one- 
Our  comforts  and  our  cares. 

3  We  share  our  mutual  woes, 
Our  mutual  burdens  bear, 


230  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

And  often  for  each  other  flows 
The  sympathizing  tear. 

4  When  we  asunder  part, 
It  gives  us  inward  pain  ; 

But  we  shall  still  be  joined  in  heart, 
And  hope  to  meet  again. 


261 


Missionary  Hymn.    *js  &  6s. 

From  Greenland's  icy  mountains, 

From  India's  coral  strand, 
Where  Afric's  sunny  fountains 

Roll  down  their  golden  sand, — 
From  many  an  ancient  river, 

From  many  a  palmy  plain, 
They  call  us  to  deliver 

Their  land  from  error's  chain. 

2  Shall  we,  whose  souls  are  lighted 
With  wisdom  from  on  high, — 

Shall  we,  to  men  benighted, 

The  lamp  of  life  deny  ? 
Salvation,  oh,  salvation  ! 

The  joyful  sound  proclaim, 
Till  earth's  remotest  nation 

Has  learned  Messiah's  name. 

3  Waft,  waft,  ye  winds,  his  story, 
And  you,  ye  waters,  roll, 

Till,  like  a  sea  of  glory, 

It  spreads  from  pole  to  pole ; 


262 


263 


FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  231 

Till  o'er  our  ransomed  nature 

The  Lamb  for  sinners  slain, 
Redeemer,  King,  Creator, 

In  bliss  returns  to  reign ! 

Work  Song,     ys  &>  6s. 

Work,  for  the  night  is  coming ; 

Work,  through  the  morning  hours ; 
Work,  while  the  dew  is  sparkling ; 

Work  'mid  springing  flowers  ; 
Work,  when  the  day  grows  brighter, 

Work,  in  the  glowing  sun  : 
Work,  for  the  night  is  coming, 

When  man's  work  is  done. 

2  Work,  for  the  night  is  coming; 

Work  through  the  sunny  noon ; 
Fill  brightest  hours  with  labor ; 

Rest  comes  sure  and  soon. 
Give  every  flying  minute 

Something  to  keep  in  store ; 
Work,  for  the  night  is  coming, 

When  man  works  no  more. 

Webb,     ys  &>  6s. 

The  morning  light  is  breaking, 

The  darkness  disappears  ; 
The  sons  of  earth  are  waking 

To  penitential  tears ; 


232  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

Each  breeze  that  sweeps  the  ocean 
Brings  tidings  from  afar 

Of  nations  in  commotion, 
Prepared  for  Zion's  war. 

2  See  heathen  nations  bending 

Before  the  God  we  love, 
And  thousand  hearts  ascending 

In  gratitude  above ; 
While  sinners,  now  confessing, 

The  gospel  call  obey, 
And  seek  the  Saviour's  blessing — 

A  nation  in  a  day. 


264 


The  Old,  Old  Story. 

Tell  me  the  old,  old  story 

Of  unseen  things  above, 
Of  Jesus  and  his  glory, 

Of  Jesus  and  his  love. 
Tell  me  the  story  simply, 

As  to  a  little  child, 
For  I  am  weak  and  weary, 

And  helpless  and  denied. 

Ref. — Tell  me  the  old,  old  story, 
Tell  me  the  old,  old  story, 
Tell  me  the  old,  old  story, 
Of  Jesus  and  his  love. 

2  Tell  me  the  story  slowly, 
That  I  may  take  it  in — 


265 


FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  233 

That  wonderful  redemption, 

God's  remedy  for  sin. 
Tell  me  the  story  often, 

For  I  forget  so  soon ! 
The  "  early  dew  "of  morning 

Has  passed  away  at  noon. 

3  Tell  me  the  story  softly, 

With  earnest  tones  and  grave; 
Remember !  I  'm  the  sinner 

Whom  Jesus  came  to  save. 
Tell  me  that  story  always 

If  you  would  really  be, 
In  any  time  of  trouble, 

A  comforter  to  me. 

Coronation.     C.   M. 

All  hail  the  power  of  Jesus'  name! 

Let  angels  prostrate  fall ; 
Bring  forth  the  royal  diadem, 

And  crown  him  Lord  of  all ! 

2  Sinners,  whose  love  can  ne'er  forget 
The  wormwood  and  the  gall ; 

Go,  spread  your  trophies  at  his  feet, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all ! 

3  Let  every  kindred,  every  tribe, 
On  this  terrestrial  ball, 

To  him  all  majesty  ascribe, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all  1 


234  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

4  Oh,  that  with  yonder  sacred  throng 

We  at  his  feet  may  fall ; 
We  '11  join  the  everlasting  song, 

And  crown  him  Lord  of  all ! 

2vD  Shining  Shore. 

My  days  are  gliding  swiftly  by, 

And  I,  a  pilgrim  stranger, 
Would  not  detain  them  as  they  fly, 

Those  hours  of  toil  and  danger. 

Cho. — For  oh,  we  stand  on  Jordan's  strand, 
Our  friends  are  passing  over ; 
And,  just  before,  the  Shining  Shore 
We  may  almost  discover  ! 

2  We  '11  gird  our  loins,  my  brethren  dear, 
Our  heavenly  home  discerning; 

Our  absent  Lord  has  left  us  word, 
Let  every  lamp  be  burning. 

3  Should  coming  days  be  cold  and  dark, 
We  need  not  cease  our  singing ; 

That  perfect  rest  naught  can  molest, 
Where  golden  harps  are  ringing. 

4  Let  sorrow's  rudest  tempest  blow, 
Each  cord  on  earth  to  sever; 

Our  King  says,Come,  and  there 'sour  home, 
For  ever,  oh,  for  ever ! 


FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  235 

267  Heher%  c.  m. 

How  sweet  the  name  of  Jesus  sounds, 

In  a  believer's  ear ! 
It  soothes  his  sorrows,  heals  his  wounds, 

And  drives  away  his  fear. 

2  It  makes  the  wounded  spirit  whole, 
It  calms  the  troubled  breast; 

T  is  manna  to  the  hungry  soul, 
And  to  the  weary,  rest. 

3  Jesus!  my  Shepherd,  Guardian,  Friend, 
My  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King; 

My  Lord,  my  Life,  my  Way,  my  End, 
Accept  the  praise  I  bring. 


268 


Olmutz.     S.  M. 

Not  all  the  blood  of  beasts, 

On  Jewish  altars  slain, 
Could  give  the  guilty  conscience  peace, 

Or  wash  away  the  stain. 

2  But  Christ,  the  heavenly  Lamb, 
Takes  all  our  sins  away; 

A  sacrifice  of  nobler  name, 
And  richer  blood  than  they. 

3  My  faith  would  lay  her  hand 
On  that  dear  head  of  thine, 

While  like  a  penitent  I  stand 
And  there  confess  my  sin. 


236 

SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

269 

Olivet.     6s  &*  #s. 

My  faith  looks  up  to  thee, 

270 


Thou  Lamb  of  Calvary, 

Saviour  divine : 
Now  hear  me  while  I  pray, 
Take  all  my  guilt  away, 
Oh,  let  me  from  this  day 

Be  wholly  thine. 

2  May  thy  rich  grace  impart 
Strength  to  my  fainting  heart, 

My  zeal  inspire. 
As  thou  hast  died  for  me, 
Oh,  may  my  love  to  thee 
Pure,  warm,  and  changeless  be- 

A  living  fire. 


Sweet  Hour.     L.  M.  D. 

Obeying  thy  divine  behest 

We  meet,  O  Christ,  to  speak  of  thee : 
Thou  art  amongst  us  as  a  guest, 

We  feel  it,  though  we  cannot  see; 
We  seem  to  breathe,  in  glad  surprise, 

An  atmosphere  of  love  and  bliss, 
And  read  within  each  other's  eyes 

To  whom  it  is  we  owe  all  this. 

2  How  quickly  every  strife  will  end, 
How  soon  all  idle  griefs  depart, 


FOR   THE    SUXDAY-SC  T   '<>L.  237 

When  friend  takes  counsel  thus  with  friend. 
When   soul   meets  soul,   aid  heart  meets 
heart ! 

We  have  so  many  things  to  say, 
So  many  failings  to  confess, 

Time  flies,  alas  !  so  soon  away, 
We  cannot  naif  we  would  express. 

3  Oh,  let  us  then,  dear  Lord,  be  blest 

With  thy  sweet  presence  every  day; 
Be  with  us  as  our  daily  guest, 

And  our  companion  on  the  way. 
Fan  our  devotion's  feeble  flame, 

Let  us  press  on  to  things  before; 
Bring  us  together  in  thy  name 

Until  we  meet  to  part  no  more. 


271 


Bethany.     6s  and  4s. 

Nearer,  my  God  to  thee, 

Nearer  to  thee ! 
Ev'n  though  it  be  a  cross 

That  raiseth  me, 
Still,  all  my  song  shall  be, 
Nearer,  my  God,  to  thee, 

Nearer  to  thee ! 

2  Though  like  a  wanderer, 
The  sun  gone  down, 

Darkness  be  over  me, 
My  rest  a  stone, 


238  SPIRITUAL    SONGS 

Yet  in  my  dreams  I  'd  be 
Nearer,  my  God,  to  thee, 
Nearer  to  thee ! 


3  There  let  the  way  appear 
Steps  unto  heaven; 

All  that  thou  sendest  me 
In  mercy  given; 

Angels  to  beckon  me 

Nearer,  my  God,  to  thee, 
Nearer  to  thee  I 


272 


State  Street.    S.  M. 

1  love  thy  kingdom,  Lord — 
The  house  of  thine  abode — 

The  Church  our  blest  Redeemer  saved 
With  his  own  precious  blood. 

2  I  love  thy  church,  O  God ! 
Her  walls  before  thee  stand, 

Dear  as  the  apple  of  thine  eye, 
And  graven  on  thy  hand. 

3  For  her  my  tears  shall  fall ; 
For  her  my  prayers  ascend ; 

To  her  my  cares  and  toils  be  given, 
Till  toils  and  cares  shall  end. 


FOR   THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL.  239 

-  f  O  Laban.     S.  M. 

My  soul,  be  on  thy  guard, 

Ten  thousand  foes  arise ; 
The  hosts  of  sin  are  pressing  hard, 

To  draw  thee  from  the  skies. 

2  Oh,  watch,  and  fight,  and  pray ! 
The  battle  ne'er  give  o'er; 

Renew  it  boldly  every  day, 
And  help  divine  implore. 

3  Xe'er  think  the  victory  won, 
Nor  lay  thine  armor  down ; 

Thine  arduous  work  will  not  be  done 
Till  thou  obtain  thy  crown. 

4  Fight  on,  my  soul,  till  death 
Shall  bring  thee  to  thy  God ! 

He  '11  take  thee,  at  thy  parting  breath, 
Up  to  his  blest  abode. 


For  Opening  Service. 

The  Lord  is  in  his  holy  temple ; 

Let  all  the  earth  keep  silence  before  him. 

After  the  Commandments. 

Lord,  have  mercy   upon  us,  and  write  all 
these  thy  laws  in  our  hearts,  we  beseech  thee. 


240  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

After  Prayer,  or  as  a  Doxology. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to 

the  Holy  Ghost, 
As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever 

shall  be,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

Benediction. 

The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with 
you  all.     Amen. 


INDEX  OF  FIRST  LINES  OF  HYMNS. 


No. 

A  broken,  contrite  heart,  O  Lord 160 

A  glory  gilda  the  sacred  page 55 

A  mighty  fortress  is  ouratod 25 

Acquaint  thyself  quickly,  O  sinner,  with  God 173 

After  the  Christian's  tears 203 

All  hail  the  power  of  Jesus'  name 265 

Angels  holy,  high  and  lowly 44 

Angel  voices,  ever  singing 93 

Angry  words  !  oh,  let  them  never 181 

Are  yon  sowing  the  seeds  of  mercy? 96 

Art  then  weary,  art  thou  languid 190 

As  with  gladness  men  of  old 110 

At  thy  feet,  our  God  and  Father 237 

"Be  at  peace!  "    Life  is  hut  a  transient  lease 179 

Beautiful  valley  of  Eden 222 

Beautiful  Zion,  built  above 219 

Beyond  life's  raging  fever 230 

Blessed  Saviour!  thee  I  love Ill 

Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds 260 

Book  of  grace  and  book  of  glory 65 

Break  thou  the  bread  of  life 53 

Breast  the  wave,  Christian,  when  it  is  strongest 209 

By  cool  Siloam's  shady  rill 164 

Call  Jehovah  thy  salvation 184 

Can  a  little  child,  like  me 244 

16 


242  INDEX. 

No. 

Cast  thy  bread  upon  the  waters 82 

Cease,  ye  mourners,  cease  to  languish 233 

Child  of  sin  and  sorrow 183 

Childhood's  years  are  passing  o'er  us 162 

Christ  for  the  world  we  sing 116 

Christ,  whose  glory  fills  the  skies 17 

Christian !  seek  not  yet  repose 95 

Come,  Jesus,  Redeemer,  abide  thou  with  me 104 

Come,  oil,  come,  with  thy  broken  heart 208 

Come,  thou  almighty  King : 153 

Come,  thou  Fount  of  every  blessing 253 

Come  unto  me,  ye  weary 136 

Crown  him  with  many  crowns 101 


Day  by  day  we  magnify  thee 87 

Death  worketh— let  me  work,  too 78 

Delay  not,  delay  not,  O  sinner,  draw  near 174 

Down  from  their  home  on  high 235 

Dread  Majesty  above! T...  47 

Ev'n  now  doth  our  salvation 228 

Ever  would  I  fain  be  reading 62 

Everlasting  arms  of  love 115 

Faint  not,  nor  falter  in  the  way 204 

"  Follow  thou  me,"  is  the  Master's  word 98 

For  the  beauty  of  the  earth 201 

For  thee,  O  dear,  dear  Country 249 

From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies 257 

From  every  stormy  wind  that  blows 50 

From  Greenland's  icy  mountains 261 

Galilee,  bright  Galilee 108 

Gentle  child  of  Nazareth! 119 

Gentle  Jesus,  meek  and  mild 13C 

Gently,  Lord,  oh,  gently  lead  us 163 

Give  up  all  for  Jesus 1 68 


INDEX.  243 

2?o. 

Glorious  things  of  thee  are  spoken 88 

Glory  be  to  God  on  high 6 

Glory  be  to  God  the  Father 216 

Go  and  tell  Jesus,  weary,  sin-sick  soul 187 

Golden  harps  are  sounding 32 

ternal,  Lord  of  all 5 

God  is  love;  that  anthem  olden 36 

Godislove!  ye  nations  hear  him 39 

God  make  my  life  a  little  light 86 

God,  my  King,  thy  might  confessing 151 

God  of  heaven !  hear  our  singing 63 

God  that  madest  earth  and  heaven 45 

Gracious  Saviour,  gentle  Shepherd 66 

Gracious  Spirit,  dwell  with  me 200 

Grander  than  ocean's  story 202 

Guide  me,  O  thou  great  Jehovah 192 

Hallelujah!  fairest  morning! 14 

Hail!  happy  day  !  thou  day  of  holy  rest 48 

Hail  the  day  that  sees  him  rise 21 

Hail!  thou  God  of  grace  and  glflfy 156 

Hail  to  the  brightness  of  Zion's  glad  morning 28 

Hail  to  the  Lord's  Anointed 40 

Hark  !  hark,  my  soul;  angelic  songs  are 109 

Hark,  the  song  of  jubilee 217 

Hark!  the  voice  of  Jesus  calling 125 

Hark!  't  is  the  watchman's  cry 80 

He  leadeth  me!  oh,  blessed  thought 149 

He  that  goeth  forth  with  weeping 81 

Hear  the  song  through  heaven  ringing 133 

Heavenly  Father,  grant  us  grace 69 

H  eavenly  Father,  send  thy  blessing T 160 

Holy  Bible,  book  divine 59 

Holy  Father,  cheer  our  way ! 100 

Holy  Father,  hear  my  cry 23 

Holy  Father,  thou  hast  taught  me 199 

Holy  Ghost!  dispel  our  sadness 152 

Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord 24 


244  INDEX. 

No. 

Holy,  holy,  holy !  Lord  God  Almighty 1 

Holy  night !  peaceful  night ! 135 

Holy  Spirit !  hear  us 157 

How  precious  is  the  book  divine 57 

How  shall  the  young  secure  their  hearts 56 

How  sweet  is  the  Bible !  how  pure  is  the  light 64 

How  sweet  the  name  of  Jesus  sounds 267 

Humble  praises,  holy  Jesus 140 


I  am  coming  to  the  cross 207 

I  came  to  Jesus  poof  and  weak 38 

I  cannot  tell  if  short  or  long 189 

I  heard  a  voice,  the  sweetest  voice 127 

I  lay  my  sins  on  Jesus 158 

I  love  thy  kingdom,  Lord... 272 

I  think,  when  I  read  that  sweet  story 182 

I  will  love  thee,  all  my  treasure 15 

If  you  have  a  pleasant  thought 245 

In  heavenly  love  abiding 147 

In  the  cross  of  Christ  I  glory 255 

In  the  early  light  of  the  morning  bright 30 

In  the  house  of  my  Father  above ..223 

In  thy  name,  O  Lord,  assembling 19 

Is  thy  pathway  often  drear 71 

It  came  upon  the  midnight  clear 112 


Jerusalem,  the  glorious 224 

J eru salem,  the  golden 226 

Jesus  calls  us  o'er  the  tumult 178 

Jesus  died  upon  the  tree 138 

Jesus  hath  sought  us  ;  Jesus  hath  bought 247 

Jesus,  high  in  glory 99 

Jesus,  holy,  undented 143 

Jesus,  I  my  cross  have  taken 145 

Jesus  !  lover  of  my  soul 256 

Jesus  loves  the  little  children 128 

Jesus,  mock  and  lowly 131 


INDEX.  243 

Xo. 

Jesus,  my  Lord,  my  God,  myall 250 

Jesus,  name  all  names  above 118 

Jesus,  Saviour,  pilot  me 122 

Jesus,  still  lead  on 12-4 

Jesus,  tender  Saviour,  hast  thou  died  for  me 175 

Jesus!  the  very  thought  is  sweet 132 

Jesus  wept!  those  tears  are  over 142 

Just  as  God  leads  me  I  would  go 188 

Just  as  I  am,  without  one  plea 258 


Lead,  kindly  Light !  amid  the  encircling 193 

Lead  us,  heavenly  Father  !  lead  us 37 

Let  us  sing,  with  one  accord 34 

Let  us  with  a  joyful  mind 11 

Lift  up,  O  little  children 241 

Light  of  the  world,  we  hail  thee 113 

Light  of  those  whose  dreary  dwelling 185 

Long  my  spirit  pined  in  sorrow 1 94 

Look,  ye  saints,  the  sight  is  glorious 215 

Lo!  the  seal  of  death  is  breaking 229 

Lord,  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing 35 

Lord,  in  whose  eternal  counsels 76 

Lord  Jesus,  I  long  to  be  perfectly  whole 167 

Lord  of  all  worlds,  incline  thy  bounteous 89 

Lord  of  earth!  thy  forming  hand 51 

Lord,  thy  children  guide  and  keep 68 

Lord,  thy  glory  tills  the  heaven 33 

Lord !  while  for  all  mankind  we  pray 239 

Love  divine,  all  love  excelling 3 

Make  haste,  make  haste,  O  man,  to  live 242 

Master,  the  tempest  is  raging ! 197 

May  the  grace  of  Christ  our  Saviour 31 

My  country!  't  is  of  thee 240 

My  days  are  gliding  swiftly  by .266 

My  faith  looks  up  to  thee 269 

My  God,  how  wonderful  thou  art 103 


246  INDEX. 

No. 

My  God!  is  any  hour  so  sweet 210 

My  hope  is  "built  on  nothing  less 259 

My  sheep  hear  nry  voice 46 

My  Shepherd  will  supply  my  need 102 

My  soul,  be  on  thy  guard 273 


Nearer,  my  God,  to  thee 271 

Nobody  knows  what  I  have  in  my  heart 205 

Not  all  the  blood  of  beasts 268 

Now  may  he  who  from  the  dead 43 

Now  thank  we  all  our  God 12 

Now  the  day  is  over 176 

Now,  the  sowing  and  the  weeping 246 


Obeying  thy  divine  behest 270 

O  Christ !  our  King,  Creator,  Lord ! 105 

O  Christ,  the  Lord  of  heaven!  to  thee 106 

O  day  of  rest  and  gladness 251 

O  God,  the  Rock  of  Ages 7 

O  happy  band  of  pilgrims 84 

O  Holy  Saviour !  Friend  unseen 191 

O  Jesus,  I  have  promised 137 

O  Jesus,  thou  the  beauty  art 123 

O  Paradise!  O  Paradise! 225 

,  O  sacred  Head,  now  wounded 97 

O  Saviour,  precious  Saviour 252 

O  Word  of  God  incarnate 60 

Oh,  come  to  tne  merciful  Saviour 161 

Oh,  for  a  shout  of  joy 42 

Oh,  how  shall  I  receive  thee 180 

Ob,  praise  the  Saviour's  holy  name 243 

Oh,  trust  in  the  goodness  of  God  ! 198 

Once  in  royal  David's  city 141 

On  Jordan's  rugged  banks  I  stand 221 

On  our  way  rejoicing 29 

Our  country's  voice  is  pleading 83 


INDEX.  '247 

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Our  Father,  who  art  in  heaven 49 

Our  Lord  is  God  for  ever 52 

Out  amid  the  waves  of  ocean 91 


Pass  the  word  along  the  line 77 

Praise  the  Lord  in  song:  and  with  loud 26 

Praise  the  Lord !   praise  him  ! 9 

Rejoice,  rejoice,  helievers  ! 99 

Rise,  crowned  with  light,  imperial  Salem 90 

Rock  of  ages,  cleft  for  me 254 


Saints  of  God !  the  dawn  is  brightening 20 

Satan  the  seed  is  sowing 172 

Saviour,  blessed  Saviour  ! 134 

Saviour,  I  am  willing  now 166 

Saviour,  King,  in  hallowed  union 4 

Saviour,  let  thy  love  for  me 196 

Saviour,  on  this  little  band 67 

Saviour  !  teach  me  day  by  day 129 

Saviour,  where  so  oft  unheeding 170 

Saviour,  who  thy  flock  art  feeding 22 

Shepherd  of  tender  youth 117 

Shepherd  !  with  thy  tenderest  love 114 

Since  thy  Father's  arm  sustains  thee 

Soul,  arise!  and  give  Christ  room 177 

Soul,  then  know  thy  full  salvation 146 

Sow  the  seed,  and  wait  with  patience 75 

Sow  thy  seed  and  never  fear 70 

Strength  for  to-day  is  our  only  need 195 

Summer  suns  are  glowing 234 

Sun  of  my  soul,  thou  Saviour  dear 18 

Sweet  the  moments,  rich  in  blessing 165 

tty  sing  the  love  of  Jesus 107 


Take  my  heart,  O  Father!  take  it 171 


248  INDEX. 

iTo. 

Tell  it  out  among  the  heathen  that  the  Lord 79 

Tell  me  the  old,  old  story 264 

Tell  me,  whom  my  soul  doth  love 54 

Ten  thousand  times  ten  thousand 211 

Tender  Shepherd,  thou  hast  stilled 232 

The  heavens  declare  his  glory 61 

The  King  of  love  my  Shepherd  is 120 

The  Lord  is  my  Shepherd,  no  want  shall  1 121 

The  morning  light  is  breaking 263 

The  prize  is  set  before  us 94 

The  trees  are  crowned  with  glory 238 

The  whole  world  was  lost  in  the  darkness 160 

There  is  a  green  hill  far  away 126 

There  is  a  happy  land .214 

There  is  a  holy  city 227 

There  is  a  home  eternal 213 

There  is  a  land  immortal 212 

There  is  a  land  of  pure  delight 220 

There's  a  wideness  in  God's  mercy 159 

Thou  who  art  enthroned  above 10 

Thou!  whose  almighty  word 154 

To  do  thy  holy  will 206 

To  God  let  all  sing  praises 8 

To  thee,  O  God,  we  raise 13 

To  thy  pastures  fair  and  large 16 

Traveling  to  the  better  land 74 


Upon  the  gospel's  sacred  page 58 

Upward  where  the  stars  are  burning 2 


Watchman!  tell  us  of  the  night 218 

We  bring  no  glittering  treasure 72 

We  give  immortal  praise 41 

We  march,  we  march  to  victory 73 

We  may  not  climb  the  heavenly  steeps 144 

When  I  walk  in  God's  clear  sunlight 236 


INDEX.  249 

No. 

When,  marshaled  on  the  nightly  plain 148 

When  morning  gilds  the  skies 139 

When  saints  gather  round  thee,  dear  Saviour 248 

When  we  get  home  where  Jesus  is 231 

While  on  thy  heart  is  falling In' 

Work,  for  the  night  is  coming 262 

Worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness 27 

Would  3*ou  gain  the  best  in  life 8.3 


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